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Medicinal Value of Natural Bioactive Compounds and Plant Extracts, 3rd Edition

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The importance of plants and plant-derived compounds continues to increase due to their broad range of activity, including anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, immunostimulating, protective, antimicrobial, and antifungal properties, alongside health-promoting effects and protection against the development of cardiovascular and neurodegenerative disorders. However, their potential for pharmaceutical, medicinal, and cosmetological applications is still unexplored. As such, this Special Issue aims to present new achievement in these fields.

Studies on the isolation, structural elucidation, and biological activity of natural constituents from plants, fungi, and algae, as well as on the activity and utility of well-characterized plant extracts, are appreciated.

Prof. Dr. Magdalena Wójciak
Dr. Marcin Feldo
Prof. Dr. Ireneusz Sowa
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • secondary plant metabolites
  • plant extracts
  • biological activity
  • polyphenols
  • alkaloids
  • in vitro, in vivo and study
  • cosmetology
  • ethnopharmacology
  • isolation and structure elucidation of plant metabolites
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