Application of Liquid Chromatography in Food and Natural Products Extracts Analysis

Dear Colleagues,

Liquid chromatography (LC) is by far the most powerful and versatile separation technique for both preparative and analytical purposes. Because of the great separation efficiency, LC enables the resolution of complex mixtures allowing the simultaneous determination of each constituent. Food products, as well as natural product extracts, are very complex mixtures including naturally occurring compounds and other substances such as pesticides, mycotoxins, and veterinary drugs. Therefore, to guarantee the safety, quality, and authenticity of a food product or to assure the purity of extracted biomolecules used as potential new drug candidates, efficient methods are strongly required. Among the analytical techniques, LC combined with ultraviolet (UV) detection and/or coupled to mass spectrometry (MS) are the tools of choice to assess the safety and quality of food or natural products. Currently, ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography (UHPLC) is an increasingly used chromatographic technique because of its enhanced efficiency, resolution, and fast analysis.

This Special Issue will address novel advances in the application of Liquid Chromatography in the analysis of food and plant extracts. The topics include the development of LC methods for the analysis of bioactive compounds, additives, and contaminants, which can evaluate the nutritional properties, safety, and quality of the products. Original research articles as well as reviews are welcome.

Dr. Zeineb Aturki
Guest Editor

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