Nutritional Metabolism in Model Organisms: Phytochemicals and Genetic Responses
A special issue of Metabolites (ISSN 2218-1989). This special issue belongs to the section "Nutrition and Metabolism".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2025) | Viewed by 4419
Special Issue Editor
Interests: genetics; plant metabolism; nutrition; phytochemicals; physiological effects and mechanisms of phytochemicals
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We invite researchers to contribute to our upcoming special issue on Nutritional Metabolism in Model Organisms, focusing on phytochemicals and their role in genetic responses. This issue will explore the interactions between diet-derived phytochemicals and the molecular mechanisms that regulate metabolism, providing new insights into how these compounds influence health and disease. We welcome original research articles, reviews, and short communications that investigate the impact of phytochemicals on genetic pathways using model organisms such as plants, insects, or rodents.
We aim to cover a broad range of topics, including but not limited to:
- Mechanisms by which phytochemicals modulate gene expression and metabolic pathways
- The role of dietary phytochemicals in health, disease prevention, and treatment
- Comparative studies in various model organisms (e.g., Drosophila, mice, yeast, C. elegans) that help uncover conserved and species-specific responses
- Interactions between phytochemicals and microbiota in influencing metabolic outcomes
- Phytochemical-driven epigenetic modifications and their impact on metabolic processes
We invite submissions of original research articles and reviews, related to this theme.
Dr. Carlos Lopez-Ortiz
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- phytochemicals
- nutritional metabolism
- gene expression
- model organisms
- genetic response
- epigenetics
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