The Bioactive Plant Compounds for Sustainable Health

It has become clear that plants can contain biologically active, often non-nutritive compounds that provide specific health benefits—so-called nutraceuticals. While some of these have become mainstream drugs (e.g., metformin), it is believed that the potential for additional candidates is extremely large. This potential can be uncovered by studies aimed at investigating crude and refined extracts of potential medicinal plants in animal models (e.g., from fruit flies to rodent models) as well as in cell cultures, or even directly in humans. Clearly, it is important not only to deepen knowledge in this field, but also to clarify existing knowledge. Furthermore, there is a need to better understand how bioactive ingredients in food exert their effects and to determine the specific modes of action. In this Special Issue, authors are invited to submit papers/reviews in which they comment on existing plant ingredients with bioactive properties, and/or to provide perspectives on novel candidates

Prof. Dr. Gertjan Van Dijk
Guest Editor

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