NMR-Based Metabolomics of Food and Natural Products

Dear Colleagues,

In this Special Issue of NMR-based (nuclear magnetic resonance) metabolomics, we are looking for original research papers in the field of natural products and food chemistry. A great deal of NMR metabolomic research is focused on medical and pharmaceutical studies using animal or human samples aimed at the recognition or even prediction of a variety of diseases. Despite this important approach, in this Special Issue, we want to concentrate more on biological and nutritional rather than medical aspects. Accordingly, we welcome NMR metabolomics studies of plants, including algae and fungi, and their bioactivities, ecological aspects, and nutritional values. We especially welcome studies of materials that have not been extensively characterized by NMR metabolomics. We find these sample materials very challenging, since there are no well-established protocols that can always be utilized, and the identification of molecules can be tricky without powerful databases. Often, in metabolomics studies, other analytical techniques are used, mainly different combinations of chromatographic techniques together with mass spectrometric detection. Papers combining NMR with other analytical methods are welcome, considering that NMR plays an essential role in the research. In addition, we cordially welcome papers where NMR has been utilized in a unique or an innovative way, for example, by measuring other nuclei than protons, using multidimensional techniques, or conducting experiments in solid (CP-MAS) or semisolid (HR-MAS) samples. Additionally, technical papers describing new pre- and post-processing tools will be considered.

Dr. Jari Sinkkonen
Dr. Maaria Kortesniemi
Guest Editors

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