Phytochemistry and Bioactivities of Plant Extracts
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Phytochemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2026 | Viewed by 7
Special Issue Editors
Interests: new food processing technology; extraction processes for bioactive compounds; food dehydration; supercritical fluid extraction; extraction
Interests: functional food; probiotics; in vitro digestion; food by-products; sustainability
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Plant extracts remain a key source of secondary metabolites with high potential for applications in human health, agriculture, and food technologies. This Special Issue invites contributions that integrate modern phytochemistry (targeted and untargeted profiling, metabolomics, chemometrics) with the evaluation of bioactivities (antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antidiabetic, and neuroprotective, among others) and, where possible, with mechanistic evidence and biological validation. We encourage work on ‘green’ extraction (ultrasound-assisted extraction (UAE), microwave-assisted extraction (MAE), pressurized liquid extraction (PLE)/accelerated solvent extraction (ASE), subcritical water extraction (SWE)/pressurized hot water extraction (PHWE), enzyme-assisted extraction (EAE), deep eutectic solvent extraction (DES/NADES), ionic liquid-based extraction (ILs), hydrodistillation/steam distillation, membrane-based separation (UF/NF/RO), guided fractionation/bioassay, structural identification (LC-MS/MS, GC-MS, and NMR, among others), bioavailability and safety studies, as well as applications in food matrices, cosmetics, or bioactive materials. Critical reviews discussing trends, robust methodologies, and knowledge gaps to advance towards standardized and reproducible extracts are also welcome.
Dr. Jéssica López
Dr. Débora Cerdá-Bernad
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- plant extracts
- phytochemistry
- metabolomics
- LC-MS/MS
- NMR
- phenolic compounds
- flavonoids
- terpenoids
- alkaloids
- green extraction
- supercritical CO2
- DES (deep eutectic solvents)
- antimicrobial activity
- anti-inflammatory activity
- bioavailability
- standardization
- safety
- green extraction
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