Biological Properties of Secondary Metabolites and Natural Compounds

Dear Colleagues,

Currently, there is a growing interest in finding new bioactive natural compounds that can be exploited for their potential role in counteracting human diseases and certain types of cancer. Bioactive natural compounds are secondary metabolites synthesized from plants, bacteria, or fungi, often synthetized in response to stress conditions. They include different classes of compounds with different chemical structures, including polyphenols, carotenoids, tocopherols, phytosterols, organosulfur compounds, and others.

Several studies have focused on beneficial effects in vitro, in vivo, and in clinical studies of natural compounds and secondary metabolites in order to determine the effects on health/disease risk endpoints.

This Special Issue welcomes both original papers and reviews focusing on use or potential of bioactive natural compounds in human disease prevention and therapy.

The following keywords may be useful in selecting a paper topic:

• botanical compounds
• oxidative stress
• inflammation
• infection
• metabolic syndrome
• cancer
• chronic disorders
• neurodegenerative diseases
• aging-associated disorders
• gastrointestinal dysfunction
• integrative medicine
• functional food

Dr. Ignazio Barbagallo
Prof. Rosa Palmeri
Prof. Aldo Todaro
Prof. Barbara Tomasello
Guest Editors

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