Analytical Chemistry of Medicinal and Edible Plants
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Phytochemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 May 2026 | Viewed by 271
Special Issue Editors
Interests: analytical chemistry; atomic absorption spectroscopy; agricultural plant science; food science
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Interests: analytical atomic spectroscopy; speciation analysis; methods for separation and concentration; analysis of environmental samples, biological samples, food samples and beverages; development of analytical procedures; ecolegislation
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In this Special Issue “Analytical Chemistry of Medicinal and Edible Plants”, we invite researchers who have developed and/or applied various chemical, electrochemical, spectroscopic, and nuclear analytical methods, as well as sample preparation protocols, to present their results on the chemical profile of plants with potential applications in medicine, pharmacy or used as ingredients in functional foods. The scope of this Special Issue includes metabolomics, the identification of plant metabolites, primary and secondary phytochemicals, and their pharmacological activity. The development of new analytical approaches to elucidate the bioavailability of bioactive compounds and their positive effect on living organisms is an important topic of this Special Issue. In addition, the identification of environmental/climatic factors influencing the content of bioactive compounds using various chemometric methods is welcome. We welcome studies dedicated to the relationship between the content of nutrients in plants and their health-promoting or medicinal properties, as well as statistical methods to elucidate the chemical profile of these plants to explain or reveal their potential suitability for use in medicine and nutrition.
Dr. Galia Gentscheva
Prof. Dr. Irina B. Karadjova
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- analytical methods
- chemometric methods
- medicinal/edible plants
- functional food
- bioactive compounds
- nutraceuticals
- bioavailability
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