New Insights into Bioactive Compounds from Natural Sources—Second Edition
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Medicinal Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2025 | Viewed by 337
Special Issue Editors
Interests: medicinal and aromatic plants; bioactive compounds; phytochemistry; antioxidants
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Interests: plant biotechnology; medicinal plants; bioactive compounds; phytochemistry; essential oil; cytotoxic activity
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Following the success of the Special Issue titled "New Insights into Bioactive Compounds from Natural Sources", we are pleased to announce the launch of a second edition. We cordially invite you to submit original research papers or review articles for consideration in this upcoming publication.
Plants represent a rich source of specialized metabolites with diverse chemical structures that exhibit various biological activities. The beneficial properties of plants have been recognized for centuries, and interest in phytotherapy and natural food supplements continues to grow annually. Increasingly, researchers are investigating medicinal plants as an alternative and valuable source of natural compounds, which are considered safer and less/not toxic compared to synthetic pharmaceuticals. Plants hold considerable potential in the prevention and treatment of various diseases. By characterizing the chemical composition of plant extracts, it is possible to evaluate their safety and bioactivity, thus assessing their potential as natural therapeutic agents.
This Special Issue is open to high-quality original research and review articles that advance the knowledge of recent developments in bioactive plant metabolites. We welcome scientific contributions related to, but not limited to, the following topics:
This Special Issue is open to high-quality original research and review articles that advance the knowledge of recent developments in bioactive plant metabolites. We welcome scientific contributions related to, but not limited to, the following topics:
- Biosynthesis of specialized metabolites in plants;
- Isolation and identification of new molecules using modern chromatographic and spectral methods;
- Qualitative and quantitative profiling of bioactive compounds in plant extracts;
- Biotechnological strategies to increase the accumulation of phytochemicals in plant in vitro cultures;
- Biological activity of pure compounds and plant extracts (in vitro and in vivo studies);
- Structure of compounds and their bioactivity.
Dr. Agnieszka Kicel
Prof. Dr. Ewa Skała
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- bioactive plant-specialized metabolites
- isolation and identification
- bioactive compounds
- qualitative and quantitative profiling
- biotechnological strategies
- biological activity
- structure and bioactivity
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