Phytochemical Analysis and Metabolic Profiling in Plants—2nd Edition
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Phytochemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2026 | Viewed by 453
Special Issue Editors
Interests: LC-MS; metabolomics; data analysis; R programming; statistics
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Interests: phytochemical analysis; LC-MS; plant metabolomics; pharmacognosy
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Phytochemical analysis and metabolic profiling are essential in plant science. These techniques analyze the chemical composition of plants and identify secondary metabolites such as flavonoids, alkaloids, terpenoids, and phenolic compounds. Advances in analytical technologies have made it possible to use UHPLC-HRMS for phytochemical analysis and metabolic profiling, providing improved separation and the detection of a wider range of compounds.
This upcoming Issue of the scientific, peer-reviewed, open-access journal Plants, titled “Phytochemical Analysis and Metabolic Profiling in Plants—2nd Edition”, published by MDPI, will focus on the use of modern techniques for the metabolic profiling of plant metabolites, as UHPLC-HRMS and modern data analysis methods. The Issue will provide a platform for researchers to share their findings and insights in plant science. Articles covering a range of topics, such as the discovery of new metabolites and the development of new analytical methods, are welcome.
We also encourage the use of data analysis techniques for processing and analyzing mass spectral data. Clustering techniques, such as hierarchical clustering and k-means clustering, and multivariate statistical techniques, such as PCA and PLS-DA, can also enhance the analysis of large and complex datasets.
This Issue offers a unique opportunity for researchers to share their latest findings and advance the field of phytochemical analysis and metabolic profiling in plants.
Dr. Yulian Voynikov
Dr. Dimitrina Zheleva-Dimitrova
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- phytochemical analysis
- UHPLC-HRMS
- clustering
- data analysis
- secondary metabolites
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