Extraction, Characterization, and Potential Applications of Compounds from Natural Sources
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2024) | Viewed by 2163
Special Issue Editor
Interests: phase equlibria; extraction; biologically active substances; biomaterials; sub- and supercritical fluids; isolation, fractionation; chromatographic techniques; formulations; product design
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Dear Colleagues,
Lately, the demand for different types of high-quality products has increased. Substantial investigation has been concentrated on fruits and crops containing bioactive compounds. These extra nutritional constituents are present in both plant and animal products and typically occur in low quantities in foods. At this point, extraction is an important process to isolate the bioactive compounds. Both plant and animal tissues are capable of yielding a variety of bioactive extracts, which can be prepared using a vast array of extraction techniques. The biological activities of the extract highly depend on the extraction procedure, and this provides a gateway for the selection of appropriate extraction methods. A great deal of interest has been devoted to the extraction of active components from natural sources, aiming at satisfying the increasing request for natural products not only for therapeutic use but also as preventing and protecting agents. Among the large number of active substances in focus, polyphenols and fatty acids have received particular attention in the last decade. The identification and development of compounds or extracts from different tissues has become a major area of food-, health-, and medical-related research. Extracts containing these natural ingredients are incorporated into different food, therapeutic, and cosmetic products. To overcome the limitations of conventional extraction methods, novel extraction techniques can increase separation efficiency, reduce the use of raw materials, solvents, and energy, and have minimal environmental impact. In addition, the use of “green” solvents, which have numerous advantageous properties, such as being completely biodegradable, recyclable, noncorrosive, noncarcinogenic, and nonozone-depleting, enables the production of extracts that are recognized as safe and preferred by consumers.
The purpose of this Special Issue is to encourage the publication of manuscripts focused on bioactive compounds present in natural materials and processing by-products, which are of economic importance in the food, feed, and pharmaceutical industries as well as in medicine and are known for their beneficial effects.
Dr. Maša Knez Marevci
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- separation processes
- green technologies
- anti-microbial
- anti-tumor
- antioxidant
- antimutagenic
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