Phytochemical Investigations for Drug Discovery, Development and Biotechnological Approaches for Health and Agriculture
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Phytochemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2025 | Viewed by 327
Special Issue Editors
Interests: natural products; phytochemistry; organic chemistry
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: plant tissue culture; secondary metabolites; plant biotechnology; plant physiology; medicinal plants
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Plants are a source of new substances that can have several biological activities, such as antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, larvicidal, and allelopathic, activities, among others. They can also provide material to be transformed by other organisms into useful substances to humans such as propolis. Knowledge about the secondary metabolites of plants is important for understanding their biological and pharmacological activities. The use of biotechnology in this context is a powerful tool that assists in research and sustainable development for the discovery of new drugs and other compounds that can be applied to benefit health and agriculture fields. This Special Issue of Plants will highlight the application of biotechnological approaches that can contribute to the discovery, development and biological testing of phytochemicals for use as new drugs for human health or for agriculture as phytohormones, natural herbicides and pesticides.
This Special Issue aims to present an overview of progress and future trends in areas such as biotechnology, phytochemistry, biochemistry, pharmacology and plant physiology associated with the application of the plant metabolites in human health and agriculture, providing an update on new phytochemicals and their uses.
Dr. Luciana Alves Rodrigues Dos Santos Lima
Dr. Ana Hortência Fonseca Castro
Dr. Fernanda Maria Policarpo Tonelli
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.
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
- plant science
- in vitro culture
- plant biotechnology
- phytochemistry
- bioactive metabolites
- biological activities
- allelochemicals
- natural herbicides
- phytohormones
Benefits of Publishing in a Special Issue
- Ease of navigation: Grouping papers by topic helps scholars navigate broad scope journals more efficiently.
- Greater discoverability: Special Issues support the reach and impact of scientific research. Articles in Special Issues are more discoverable and cited more frequently.
- Expansion of research network: Special Issues facilitate connections among authors, fostering scientific collaborations.
- External promotion: Articles in Special Issues are often promoted through the journal's social media, increasing their visibility.
- e-Book format: Special Issues with more than 10 articles can be published as dedicated e-books, ensuring wide and rapid dissemination.
Further information on MDPI's Special Issue policies can be found here.
