Advanced Analytical Methods for Plant Phytochemistry and Food Matrices
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Phytochemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 December 2026 | Viewed by 922
Editors
Interests: separation science; high-resolution analytical methodologies (GC/LC-MS); mass spectrometry; analytical problems concerning natural products; phytochemistry; food chemistry; coffee chemistry; essential oils; volatile compounds; aroma chemistry; metabolomics & lipidomics; outdoor–indoor environment; indoor air quality; environmental quality control of processes; raw materials and products; characterization and remediation of industrial and urban emissions; residues and effluents
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Interests: analytical chemistry; food science; natural products; metabolomics & lipidomics; coffee chemistry; aroma chemistry; essential oils; volatile compounds
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Aims and Scope
The characterization of complex plant secondary metabolites and food matrices remains a significant challenge in modern analytical chemistry. As demand for functional foods, nutraceuticals, and sustainable plant-based products grows, robust, sensitive, and high-resolution analytical workflows are indispensable.
This Special Issue aims to gather cutting-edge research and comprehensive reviews focusing on the advancement of analytical methodologies applied to plant phytochemistry and food science. We seek to highlight innovative strategies that improve the extraction, separation, identification, and quantification of bioactive compounds, ensuring both chemical accuracy and process sustainability.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
Innovative Extraction Techniques: Development and optimization of green and emerging methods (e.g., SPME, MAE, UAE, and SFE) to enhance yield and reduce environmental impact.
High-Resolution Separation: Advancements in Gas Chromatography (GC), Liquid Chromatography (LC), and multidimensional techniques (GC×GC, LC×LC) for complex matrix profiling.
Hyphenated Techniques: Applications of MS, HRMS, and NMR for the structural elucidation of novel phytochemicals.
Food Matrix Analysis: Novel protocols for assessing food quality, authenticity, and the stability of bioactive components during processing.
Metabolomics and Chemometrics: Use of advanced data processing to understand plant–environment interactions and food composition.
We invite researchers to contribute original papers that push the boundaries of current analytical practices, providing the scientific community with more efficient tools to explore the vast molecular diversity of plants and food systems.
Prof. Dr. Fábio Junior Moreira Novaes
Prof. Dr. Cláudia Moraes de Rezende
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.
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
- food composition and authenticity
- plant secondary metabolites
- bioactive compounds
- green extraction techniques
- multidimensional chromatography
- high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS)
- metabolomics
- chemometrics
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