Plant Specialized Metabolites
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Phytochemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 396
Special Issue Editors
Interests: plant cell cultures; secondary metabolites; biological activity
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Interests: antioxidants; secondary metabolites; natural colorants; microencapsulation and nanoencapsulation of bioactive molecules; ultrasound; microwave-assisted extraction
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Medicinal plants are an abundant source of specialized metabolites with biological and ecological functions in plant growth and survival. The effects of specialized metabolites on plants’ interactions with microorganisms or other organisms are of relevance for obtaining new compounds with biological activity. The ecological role played by plant specialized metabolites is varied and includes defense mechanisms, among other functions. Biotechnological advances in obtaining and identifying specialized metabolites through plant tissue culture are an alternative for the production of specialized secondary metabolites. This Special Issue, titled “Plant Specialized Metabolites”, aims to evaluate the current state of the art in the study of secondary metabolites and their applications, with a focus on their biological activity.
This Special Issue of Plants is open to research articles on all aspects of plant specialized metabolites. We invite authors to submit original research articles and review papers that cover, but are not limited to, the following topics: plant bioactive compounds, plant metabolites, natural products, plant specialized metabolites, and secondary metabolites from plant cell cultures.
Prof. Dr. Francisco Cruz-Sosa
Dr. Angélica Román-Guerrero
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-blind 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.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2700 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- bioactive compounds
- natural products
- plant cell cultures
- secondary metabolites
- specialized metabolites
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