Green Extraction and Bioactivity of Plant Active Compounds

Dear Colleagues,

There is currently a growing interest in developing efficient methods for extracting bioactive compounds from plants while preserving their integrity. Traditional extraction methods, which use organic solvents at high temperatures, are widely used, but can sometimes degrade sensitive bioactive compounds and create environmental concerns.

Alternatively, unconventional extraction methods have been developed, also using environmentally friendly solvents. In recent years, non-thermal extraction technologies, such as high-pressure processing (HPP), have gained attention as more sustainable alternatives successfully applied to extract a wide range of bioactive compounds.

In this regard, pretreatments are of interest, which aim to modify the structure of the plant cell wall, in order to significantly increase the permeability of the HPP extraction efficiency. Plant cell walls contain complex polysaccharides such as cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin, which act as barriers to mass transfer, limiting the accessibility of intracellular compounds during extraction.

Currently, bioactive compounds from plants are enjoying increasing interest, as such, your expertise on this topic could contribute to increasing interest in this important Special Issue.

We cordially invite researchers working in this field to contribute original research articles, communications and review articles. Papers on individual compounds are also welcome.

Dr. Christina Marie Zalaru
Dr. Maria Marinescu
Guest Editors

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