Berry Phytoconstituents, Their Metabolites, and Interactions with Human Microbiota
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Natural Products Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2019) | Viewed by 6468
Special Issue Editors
2. UMass Cranberry Health Research Center
Interests: cranberry phytochemistry; metabolomics; polyphenols; colon health
Interests: fruit phytochemistry; Vaccinium metabolites; grapes/wine
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Berries (Vaccinium macrocarpon) have long been recognized as a source of potential health benefits ranging from urinary tract and gut health to cardiovascular benefits to anti-tumor and anti-inflammatory properties. Berry fruit, beverages, supplements and other products are now consumed worldwide as both functional foods and botanicals to support health. Its potential health benefits are linked to a growing list of bioactive constituents. These include well known flavonoids and polyphenols, but also under-represented phytoconstituents such as organic acids, triterpenoids, polysaccharides, fiber and associated metabolites. These may contribute in complementary or synergistic ways to berry’s pharmacological properties and bear further study. Variation in fruit source and composition combined with a wide variety of processing methods, such as fermentation, can yield vast differences in phytochemical profile and associated effects on the gut microbiome.
This Special Issue welcomes studies on berries, its phytochemicals and metabolites, with particular emphasis on the interactions of these components with the human microbiota. This includes changes in chemical composition as a result of processing, human metabolism or the development of value-added berry products using enzymatic, microbial and other biotransformations.
Prof. Catherine C. Neto
Dr. Shawna MacKinnon
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- berry
- berry metabolites
- phytochemicals
- Vaccinium macrocarpon
- Vaccinium oxycoccus
- microbiome
- biotransformation
