Plant Phenolics: Extraction, Profiling, Properties and Applications
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Natural Products Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2026 | Viewed by 227
Special Issue Editor
Interests: phytochemical profiles; chemophenetics; proanthocyanidins; antioxidants; functional fractions; underutilized plants; plant extracts
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Plant phenolics are among the most diverse and biologically significant classes of natural products, with numerous ecological functions, multi-pharmacological effects, and industrial applications.
This Special Issue, “Plant Phenolics: Extraction, Profiling, Properties and Applications”, aims to highlight recent advances in this field, ranging from innovative extraction strategies to comprehensive analytical characterizations, functional evaluations, and emerging technological applications. We invite contributions that explore extraction and purification techniques and modern profiling tools such as LC–MS/MS, metabolomics, and chemometric approaches. Additionally, this Special Issue seeks research elucidating the antioxidant, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, and other bioactivities of phenolic compounds, as well as their roles in food preservation, nutraceutical development, pharmaceuticals, biomaterials, and sustainability-focused innovations.
By bringing together interdisciplinary work, this Special Issue aims to deepen our understanding of plant phenolics, particularly the factors that shape their amounts and profiles in plant materials and determine their bioactivity and practical applications.
Prof. Dr. Lina Raudonė
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- plant
- phenolic
- extraction
- purification
- profiling
- property
- application
- analytical characterization
- functional evaluation
- metabolomics
- chemometric
- antioxidant
- antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, bioactivity
- food preservation
- nutraceutical
- pharmaceutical, biomaterial, sustainability
- plant material
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