New Approaches in the Extraction of Biomolecules from Plants–Molecular and Application Basics, 2nd Edition
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Natural Products Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2026 | Viewed by 925
Editors
Interests: natural deep eutectic solvents; green extractions; phytochemistry; ethnopharmacology; interaction between environmental stress and secondary metabolites in plants
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2. Department of Plant Physiology and Biophysics, Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, 19 Akademicka St., 20-033 Lublin, Poland
Interests: phytochemistry; pharmacognosy; plant–environment interactions; elicitation of secondary metabolites; chemoinformatics in phytochemistry
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The extraction of secondary metabolites, including flavonoids, phenolics, glycosides, terpene compounds, or nitrogenous compounds, from plants is one of the most important steps in phytochemical research. Currently, numerous extraction methods and techniques are used; however, new approaches are constantly being developed to meet evolving requirements and expectations. Modern approaches to the extraction of plant material target are targeted only at the minimization of costs, but also at simplicity, flexibility, and care for the natural environment. Process miniaturization is also important, as it allows the analysis of very small samples. The researchers’ attention is therefore focused on the use of micro- and nano-extraction, limiting the consumption of toxic extractants through the appropriate design of experiments (DOEs) and using non-toxic extractants such as supercritical carbon dioxide or natural deep eutectic solvents (NADES).
This Special Issue of Molecules will focus on new approaches to the extraction of biologically active molecules from plants and, in this context, the chemical and physical interactions between molecules and extracted constituents (liquid phase, solid phase, and gas phase). We welcome research and review articles that contribute to the following topics, among others:
- Utilization of computation techniques in extraction (DOE);
- NADES (natural deep eutectic solvents);
- New equipment and techniques for extraction processes;
- Micro- and nano-extraction;
- Supercritical fluid extraction;
- Enzyme-assisted extraction;
- Theoretical background of “green extraction”.
Dr. Maciej Strzemski
Prof. Dr. Sławomir Dresler
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- plant secondary metabolites
- biologically active compounds
- design of experiments
- natural deep eutectic solvents
- ionic liquids
- micro- and nano-solid phase extraction
- accelerated solvent extraction
- supercritical fluid extraction
- single-drop extraction
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