Bioactive Compounds and Polypeptides from Plant Foods Exerting Positive Effects on Human Health
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Proteins and Amino Acids".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 October 2024 | Viewed by 240
Special Issue Editors
Interests: drug target identification; protein–drug interaction; bioanalytical mass spectrometry; pharmacokinetics; proteomics; bioactive natural compounds
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Interests: antimicrobial activity; bioactive compounds; therapeutic target identification; proteomics; active peptides
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Bioactive compounds are extra-nutritional components that can be found in plant foods, offering health benefits beyond the basic nutritional value. Moreover, polypeptides represent a class of nutrients that has exhibited an increasingly positive impact on the lives of its consumers. In fact, on the one hand, they are the main sources of amino acids, and on the other hand, there is growing clinical evidence that peptides from natural sources provide health benefits. Reduction in cardiometabolic risk factors, increased muscle mass and strength, increased metabolism and increased fat burning, the regulation of blood circulation pressure, the functional benefits of lean mass such as increased leg power or gait speed, and improved bone density are some of the effects on human health caused by peptides.
For many years, pharmaceutical research has focused on plants as a source of new drugs or lead compounds for the design of therapeutic agents. Furthermore, ever-increasing attention is being paid to the positive effects of a diet rich in foods containing bioactive compounds. This Special Issue aims to include original research and review articles that discuss the chemical and biological characterization of bioactive compounds in plant foods. The study of the bioactivities of molecules, their structure–activity relationship, and the molecular mechanisms underlying their biological action are also suitable for inclusion in this Special Issue.
Dr. Fabrizio Dal Piaz
Dr. Giuliana Donadio
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- food plants
- plant secondary metabolites
- biological activity
- antimicrobial
- anticancer
- anti-inflammatory
- peptides
- hypolipidemic
- cardioprotective
