Plant Extracts and Their Cytotoxic Activities 2nd Edition

Dear Colleagues,

Despite enormous therapeutic achievements, cancer diseases pose an ongoing threat to humans. The plant kingdom has always served as a reservoir of medicinal agents, and it still remains an important source for the acquisition of currently used modern drugs. Noteworthy is its significant contribution to chemotherapy, and currently applied treatment protocols include a substantial number of plant-derived anti-cancer drugs. The first step in the development of a potentially effective anti-cancer drugs of natural origin is the study of the cytotoxic activity of extracts derived from plants and other natural sources.

The first edition of this Special Issue dedicated to studies on the cytotoxic activity of extracts attracted a great deal of interest. We are therefore very pleased to announce the opening of its second edition. As was the case previously, the main objective is to collect original research papers, as well as review articles, addressing recent advances in the research on the cytotoxic activity of extracts derived from plant species. A wide variety of areas will be covered, including comparative analysis of extracts prepared with different methods, their chemical qualitative and quantitative characterization, their cytotoxic activity (including synergistic effects) in relation to the predominant compounds, and other topics. Studies that address advanced chemometric analysis are particularly welcome. In addition to higher plants, reports on the cytotoxic activity of extracts derived from fungal and lichen sources are also encouraged.

Dr. Irma Podolak
Dr. Agnieszka Galanty
Guest Editors

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• cytotoxic activity
• antiproliferative activity
• bioactive compounds
• extract profiling
• qualitative/quantitative analysis

• Plant Extracts and Their Cytotoxic Activities in Plants (18 articles)