Applications of Bioactive Ingredients in Grape By-products
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Food Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2025 | Viewed by 16
Special Issue Editors
Interests: plan extract; grapeseeds; grape skins; grape pomace; bioactive components; HPLC analysis; antilipid effect; antimicrobial effect; antioxidant effect; antidiabetic effect; nutritional value; application; supplement; food additive
Interests: plan extracts; grape seeds; skins; pomace; preparation of extracts; bioactive components; application; food industry; cosmetic; medicine
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Interest in natural bioactive compounds and their application is constantly increasing due to their valuable biological properties. The production of bioactive substances from agricultural by-products such as seeds, skins, and pomace is very promising since using by-products from winemaking means that the production cycle is completely closed and the ecological balance is not disturbed. Grape seeds, skins, and pomace are significant sources of phenolic compounds, including flavonoids, phenolic acids, procyanidins, anthocyanins, and stilbenes, which are associated with various health benefits, such as antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antilipid, and antimicrobial activities.
This Special Issue aims to present the biological effect of bioactive compounds in grape seeds, skins, and pomace and their application in the medicine, cosmetic, pharmacy, and food industries. Original scientific manuscripts or review manuscripts are welcome to focus on, but are not limited to, the following topics:
1. Bioactive compounds in grape by-products (seeds, skins, and pomace): Preparation of extract from grape seeds, skins, and pomace; preparation of an enriched extract with some strong antioxidant compounds—procyanidins, catechins, resveratrol, etc.; polyphenolic content; identification of individual bioactive compounds; nutritional value of extracts.
2. Antioxidant, antilipid, anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic, anti-obesity, anticancer, and antimicrobial activities of bioactive compounds in grape by-products and mechanism of their action. Relationship between the chemical structure of the compounds and their biological activity.
3. Application of bioactive compounds from grape by-products in the medicine, cosmetic, pharmacy, and food industries.
We look forward to receiving your original contributions to this Special Issue that will enrich the knowledge in the field of the application of valuable bioactive compounds from grape seeds, skins, and pomace.
Prof. Dr. Tzonka Ivanova Godjevargova
Dr. Yavor Lukanov Ivanov
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- bioactive compounds
- grape seeds, skins, and pomace
- biological activity
- application
- medicine
- cosmetics
- pharmacy
- food industry
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