Chemical Characterizations and Biological Activities of Plant Products and By-Products and Their Applications

Dear Colleagues,

The contributions made to this Special Issue should be linked to the phytochemical characterizations and biological activities/functional properties of bioactive compounds obtained from native and cultivated aromatic, medicinal, and food plants. Furthermore, bioactive compounds can be extracted from their by-products or residual biomasses. The main solvents used for the extraction of bioactive compounds should be environmentally friendly, and the used extraction methods could be conventional or unconventional. The aim of this Special Issue is to promote circular extraction processes. The topics of this Special Issue also include the applications of bioactive compounds as functional ingredients for modern medicinal drug and cosmetic product development, to improve the quality of crops, and for environmental protection. The use of total extracts or fractions obtained from plants as functional ingredients for different applications is an emerging research area that needs to be highlighted.

Therefore, for this Special Issue, we invite you to submit research and review articles relevant to the field.

The Special Issue is now open for submissions

Prof. Dr. Mariá Inés Isla
Dr. Iris Catiana Zampini
Dr. María Alejandra Moreno
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-anonymized peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Plants is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

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