Chemical Analysis of Bioactive Compounds in Plants
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Natural Products Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2026 | Viewed by 136
Editor
Interests: phytochemical analysis; bioanalytical method development; impurity analysis
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Dear Colleagues,
Plants represent one of the most important sources of bioactive compounds with diverse pharmacological, nutritional, and functional properties. Over recent decades, advances in analytical chemistry have significantly expanded our ability to identify, characterize, and quantify plant-derived bioactive molecules, thereby deepening our understanding of their chemical diversity and biological significance.
Recent developments in chromatographic separation, mass spectrometry, spectroscopy, and metabolomics have enabled comprehensive profiling of plant metabolites, including alkaloids, phenolics, terpenoids, and other specialized metabolites. These analytical approaches play a crucial role not only in the discovery of novel natural products but also in quality control, authentication, biosynthetic pathway elucidation, and the evaluation of biological activities.
This Special Issue entitled “Chemical Analysis of Bioactive Compounds in Plants” aims to provide a platform for the dissemination of recent advances in analytical methodologies and applications for the investigation of plant-derived bioactive compounds. We welcome original research articles, short communications, and review papers that focus on innovative analytical strategies and their applications in plant chemistry, natural product research, pharmacognosy, and related fields.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to the following:
- Advanced chromatographic and spectrometric techniques for plant metabolite analysis.
- Metabolomics and metabolite profiling of plant bioactive compounds.
- Structural characterization of natural products.
- Analytical methods for quality control and authentication of medicinal plants.
- Isolation and identification of pharmacologically active plant metabolites.
- Analytical approaches for studying biosynthetic pathways and metabolite transformations.
Dr. Wonwoong Lee
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- plant bioactive compounds
- natural product analysis
- phytochemical profiling
- plant metabolomics
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