Metabolism and Pharmacological Activity of Plant Natural Products
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Phytochemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2026
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue aims to explore the complex process of plant-derived compounds from biosynthesis to therapeutic applications. With growing interest in drug discovery, nutritional supplement development, and therapeutic applications of bioactive compounds from plant sources, this Special Issue integrates insights from interdisciplinary fields such as phytochemistry, metabolomics, biochemistry, and pharmacology.
We welcome contributions on, but not limited to, the following: metabolic pathways and regulatory mechanisms of plant natural products in biological systems (human, animal, or microbial); in vitro and in vivo pharmacological evaluations; and new technologies for the extraction, purification, or characterization of plant-derived compounds.
Dr. Daniela A. Chagas-Paula
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- natural products
- bioactive compounds
- secondary metabolites
- phytochemistry
- metabolite profiling
- pharmacology
- metabolomic
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