Special Issue "The Benefits of Bioactive Compounds from Natural Resources and Relative Antioxidant and Health-Promoting Properties"
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Nutrition and Public Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2021.
Special Issue Editor
Interests: phytochemicals; HPLC; food chemistry; herbal preparations; chromatography; antioxidants; analytical strategies
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Despite the development of modern medicine against the increasing prevalence of several diseases, such as type 2 diabetes, obesity and its comorbidities, hepatic issues, and cardiovascular problems, primary healthcare needs in the world are related to medicinal plants, traditional agri-food products, and natural phytomedicines for cultural and historical reasons due to their health-promoting properties.
Underexploited or underutilized species, grown in seminatural conditions, or cultivated plants with traditional use in food and medicine, possess great health-promoting properties thanks to their bioactive compounds and antioxidant molecules. Secondary metabolites show specific health-promoting benefits and antioxidant effects in humans and animal models; analytical, clinical, epidemiological, and biological studies have demonstrated that a diet rich in foods and beverages derived from plants may reduce the risk of many diseases. Research on these plants is important to find innovative sources for natural nutraceuticals, antioxidants, and functional foods.
This Special Issue will collect recent high-quality research and review papers in the field of potential health-promoting plants and relative derived-products, evaluation of their potential benefits, and phytochemical characterization of the main bioactive compounds, in order to develop innovative health-promoting products with a high healthy value.
Dr. Dario Donno
Guest Editor
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- Antioxidant compounds
- Underexploited plants
- Phytochemicals
- Health-promoting properties
- Natural medicines
- Traditional foods
- Analytical strategies
- Biological benefits