Isolation, Diversity and Bioactivity of Plant Metabolites
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Phytochemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2026 | Viewed by 21
Special Issue Editors
Interests: organic synthesis; isolation and structural chemistry characterization; natural substances; spectroscopic and spectrometric techniques
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: organic synthesis; isolation and structural chemistry characterization; natural substances; spectroscopic and spectrometric techniques
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleague,
Plant metabolites represent a vast and chemically diverse array of compounds that play essential roles in plant physiology and have demonstrated significant therapeutic potential in human health. This Special Issue, titled "Isolation, Diversity and Bioactivity of Plant Metabolites", focuses on recent advances in the identification, structural characterization, and biological evaluation of natural products derived from plants. It will highlight recent advances in phytochemical research, with an emphasis on innovative and sustainable methods for extracting and isolating secondary metabolites; elucidating their chemical structures, the chemical diversity of plant metabolites, and their ecological roles; and exploring their pharmacological properties, including antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, anticancer, and other bioactivities. In addition, contributions addressing the ecological and evolutionary significance of these compounds and their roles in plant–environment interactions are also encouraged. Through multidisciplinary approaches combining phytochemistry, molecular biology, and pharmacology, this Special Issue will highlight the rich chemical diversity of plant metabolites and their promising applications in drug discovery, functional foods, and natural health products.
Therefore, for this Special Issue, we invite you to submit research and review articles relevant to the field.
Dr. Claudia Finamore
Dr. Carmen Festa
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- secondary metabolites
- HPLC
- bioactive compounds
- plant extracts
- nature-inspired derivatives
- NMR
- isolation
- structural diversity
- bioactivity
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