Plant Extracts with Biological Activity and Potential Antioxidant Action
A special issue of Pharmaceuticals (ISSN 1424-8247). This special issue belongs to the section "Natural Products".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 December 2025 | Viewed by 111
Special Issue Editors
Interests: medicinal plants; plant extracts; gemmotherapy; homeopathy; natural bioactive compounds; essential oils; antioxidant activity; antiproliferative activity; anti-inflammatory properties
Interests: medicinal plants; plant extracts; natural bioactive compounds; essential oils; nutraceuticals; antioxidant activity; antiproliferative activity; anti-inflammatory properties; photocytotoxic compounds
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: phytochemical compounds; ethnopharmacology; alimurgic plants; biological activity of natural compounds; phytocosmetics
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: medicinal plants; plant extracts; natural bioactive compounds; essential oils; nutraceuticals; antioxidant activity; antiproliferative activity; anti-inflammatory properties; photocytotoxic compounds
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: medicinal plants; plant extracts; natural bioactive compounds; essential oils; antioxidant activity
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Oxidative stress, infections, and proliferative actions are well-known contributors to the pathogenesis of different diseases. Moreover, the beneficial effects of botanicals and diet-sourced antioxidants on human health have attracted significant attention in recent decades. In addition to their role as endogenous antioxidants, exogenous compounds, such as phenolic acids, flavonoids, and tocopherols found in foodstuffs, food supplements, and pharmaceuticals, are also important in counteracting the effects of reactive oxygen species.
Thus, non-conventional “green” extraction techniques, characterized by high extraction efficiency and efficacy, aim to impart selectivity and optimize the sensitivity of various methodologies. These techniques enable the ability to obtain an increased concentration of antioxidant compounds in plant extracts. Furthermore, better-performing analytical methods for the assessment of the antioxidant capacity of botanicals are currently being developed.
We are pleased to invite you to participate in this Special Issue by submitting research articles, reviews, or short communications concerning the extraction, isolation, and structural determination of antioxidant secondary metabolites and their biological activities. Submissions may include in vitro or in vivo evaluations of their potential beneficial effects on human health. We look forward to your contributions.
Prof. Dr. Claudia-Crina Toma
Prof. Dr. Giancarlo Statti
Dr. Filomena Conforti
Dr. Mariangela Marrelli
Prof. Dr. Cerasela Elena Gîrd
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- phenolic compounds
- flavonoids
- vegetal growth factors
- oxidative stress
- plant primary metabolites
- plant secondary metabolites
- nutraceuticals
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