Bioproducts for Health
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Natural Products Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 December 2020) | Viewed by 107715
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Interests: biotechnology and biochemistry
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Interests: molecular biology; biotechnology; food science and technology; food chemistry
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Interests: material characterization; food chemistry; enzyme purification; biotechnological techniques
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The marine, forestry, agriculture, and food systems are important sources of bioproducts for health applications. To explore the potential of such sources for the development of natural products with biological activities, it is necessary to develop new technological strategies. Despite the range of natural compounds already on the market, there is a need to identify bioactive molecules (e.g., polysaccharides, proteins and peptides, polyunsaturated fatty acids, and polyphenols) from different natural sources with positive health properties including antihypertensive, anti-diabetic, anti-obesity, antimicrobial, anti-atherosclerotic, antioxidant, antithrombotic, immune-modulatory, relaxing, and satiety-inducing effects. This Special Issue aims to identify and gather the latest varied sources of bioproducts, the methods used for extraction and purification, the biological and functional activities of these bioactive compounds, and their mechanisms of action.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Manuela Pintado
Dr. Ezequiel Coscueta
Dr. María Emilia Brassesco
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- bioactive compounds
- health applications
- natural sources
- purification
- downstream processing
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- Bioproducts for Health II in Molecules (10 articles)
- Bioproducts for Health III in Molecules (8 articles)