Phytochemical Analysis, Antioxidant, Antimicrobial, and Cytotoxic Activity of Plant Extracts, 2nd Edition

Dear Colleagues,

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), as well as numerous scientific research, almost 80% of the world’s population relies on usage of medicinal plants in primary health care. The medicinal importance of these plants and their extracts are closely related to the presence of specific active secondary metabolites (alkaloids, phenolic compounds, flavonoids, terpenes, etc...). Many of these biomolecules can exhibit several pharmacological properties. Hence, herbal extracts often interfere with several animal organs, tissues, cells, and molecular targets, resulting in relieving (or reducing) symptoms of ailments or diseases.

The focusses of this Special Issue are on antioxidant, antimicrobial, and cytotoxic activity of plant extracts. Please note that extract-level studies must meet rigorous standards, providing comprehensive chemical fingerprint profiles (e.g., NMR, HPLC, LC-MS, GC-MS) with identified key compounds and relevant mechanistic details. We would like to invite researchers to submit its original scientific results (in the form of manuscripts, reviews, mini-reviews, and short communications) which cover phytochemistry, as well as appropriate pharmacological properties of plant extracts and their major and minor bioactive constituents.

Prof. Dr. Dejan D. Baskić
Prof. Dr. Nenad L. Vuković
Guest Editors

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