Nutrition from Cereal Foods: Molecular Insights into Nutrition, Metabolism and Health Regulation
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Bioactives and Nutraceuticals".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 August 2025 | Viewed by 41
Special Issue Editor
Interests: dietary fiber; whole grain foods; nutraceuticals; nutritional properties of carbohydrates
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Cereals are pivotal to human diets, providing not only calories but also bioactive compounds that influence health at a molecular level. This Special Issue primarily explores the dynamic interplay between cereal-derived components and human physiology, emphasizing how molecular science deciphers their nutritional, metabolic, and health-modulating roles. By integrating advanced analytical techniques with molecular insights, the research compiled here advances strategies to optimize cereal-based diets for disease prevention and wellness. Specifically, contributions will dissect the molecular mechanisms of dietary fiber (e.g., β-glucans, arabinoxylans), phenolic acids, and alkylresorcinols in modulating gut microbiota, inflammation, and metabolic pathways. Innovative studies employ metabolomics and proteomics to trace how dietary fiber and phenolic compounds are transformed in the gastrointestinal tract by the microbiota and the resulting health functions, such as epigenetic modulation of antioxidant genes. Additionally, cereal foods, foundational to global diets, are undergoing transformative advancements through cutting-edge biotechnologies that enhance their nutritional, functional, and sustainability profiles. Innovations in genetic engineering for tailoring cereal crops, fermentation technology by harnessing microbial activity, and enzyme-assisted processing to degrade anti-nutritional factors will all be considered in this Special Issue. These advances promise to redefine cereals as dynamic solutions for human health.
Prof. Dr. Genyi Zhang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- molecular breeding
- cereal crops
- bioactive compounds
- metabolic syndrome
- inflammation
- gut health
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