Recent Advances in Bioactive Macromolecules from Natural Plants

Dear Colleagues,

In recent years, people of all ethnic groups around the world are facing the problems of the high incidence of various diseases due to the increasing degree of natural aging, living pressure, unreasonable diet structure, living environment pollution, etc., which could finally induce reduced living qualities. Therefore, the development of various bioactive substances in natural plants has become a research hotspot. The macromolecular active substances commonly exist in plants and are mainly composed of polysaccharides and proteins. The different extraction technologies will directly lead to the diversity in the structural characteristics of the products and then lead to the differences in various biological activities. In addition, the structural characterization of polysaccharides and proteins in multiple plant varieties is also different. Therefore, the study of structure–activity relationship of macromolecular bioactive substances in natural plants is very charming, and I am very honored to participate in the collection of relevant unique and interesting research results.

Dr. Hai-Yu Ji
Prof. Dr. Anjun Liu
Guest Editors

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