Metabolites of Biofunctional Interest from Plant Sources
This special issue belongs to the section "Natural Products Chemistry".
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
As is known, biofunctional metabolites with biological activity are widely distributed in plants. Increasing numbers of researchers have reported results confirming that plant metabolites have antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, anticancer, and other biological activities that contribute to good health and fight against diseases. Therefore, biofunctional plant metabolites are widely used in cosmetics and pharmaceutical industries, especially post-COVID-19.
In this Special Issue, researchers are invited to contribute original research and review articles that cover all topics related to the extraction, chemical analysis, and assessment of the biological activity of plant metabolites. Potential topics include (but are not limited to) the following: the biological activity of plant metabolites; the biological activity of plant extracts; plants as active ingredients in cosmetics; plants as dietary nutrients; the effects of different environments on the chemical composition of plant metabolites.
Dr. Rosalva Mora-Escobedo
Dr. Cristian Jiménez Martínez
Dr. Mercedes Martín Pedrosa
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- plant metabolites
- biological activity
- medicinal plants
- functional plants
- plant extracts
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Published Papers
Molecules - ISSN 1420-3049