Selected papers from 2nd International Symposium on Phytochemicals in Medicine and Food (2-ISPMF, Fuzhou, 2017)

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue is related to 2^nd International Symposium on Phytochemicals in Medicine and Food (2-ISPMF), which will be held at Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, 7–10 April, 2017. 2-ISPMF is sponsored by the Phytochemical Society of Europe (PSE), and the International Society for Chinese Medicine (ISCM).

This Special Issue seeks updated and new knowledge on the phytochemicals in medicine and food. Evidence from epidemiological investigations show that natural phytochemicals have received increased attention due to their considerable benefits in the prevention and management of modern diseases, such as cancers, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases. This Special Issue will shape the future research direction for this important phytomedicine source. Our purpose is to feature high-quality, advanced research and knowledge, contributed by various research groups working on phytochemicals. We invite researchers to contribute reviews and reports of their recent work on the chemistry, biology, and biotechnology of phytochemicals.

The Special Issue will focus on phytochemicals in medicine and food, including following aspects:

1. Natural products for the prevention and therapy of modern diseases.
2. Mechanism of phytochemicals for the therapy and chemoprevention of modern diseases.
3. Importance of natural phytochemicals in medicine and food
4. Quantitative structure–activity relationship (QSAR) and modeling for natural drugs design
5. Natural antioxidants and human health
6. New strategy of using natural products for managing diseases
7. Pharmacokinetics and biotransformation of phytochemicals
8. Food-medicine/phytochemicals interaction
9. Nutrition and metabolism of phytochemicals

Prof. Dr. Pinarosa Avato
Prof. Dr. Baodong Zheng
Dr. Jianbo Xiao
Guest Editors

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