Essential Oils and Their Multifaceted Studies: From Extraction to Applications
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Food Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 December 2025 | Viewed by 19
Special Issue Editor
Interests: engineering; food science and technology; pharmacology and drug discovery; medicinal chemistry; ethnopharmacology and ethnobotany; phytochemistry; bioactive compound extraction methods; analytical chemistry; physical chemistry; engineering; biotechnology of natural products; essential oils; aromas
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Dear Colleagues,
In recent years, essential oils have shown promise for a wide range of applications, from their extraction to multiple uses in the food, pharmaceutical, medicinal, and agricultural industries. In this sense, it is essential to examine the direct correlation between biological activities and the chemical composition of these oils. Essential oils are formed by complex mixtures of volatile and low-polarity molecules, which include monoterpenes, sesquiterpenes, and phenylpropanoids, among other metabolic classes. This characteristic is intrinsically linked to the gene expression of plants and the environment in which they are inserted. In this sense, this Special Issue seeks multifaceted articles on essential oils. Aiming at biological and biotechnological applications, this Special Issue seeks papers of high scientific relevance and is also open to research and review articles.
Dr. Mozaniel Santana de Oliveira
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- in silico
- in vivo
- in vitro
- agriculture
- food science
- medicinal
- pharmacological
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