Biological Activities and Chemical Constituents of Plant-Derived Natural Products and Their Application
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Phytochemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 8
Special Issue Editors
Interests: medicinal plants; plant extracts; experimental pharmacology
Interests: engineering; food science and technology; pharmacology and drug discovery; medicinal chemistry; ethnopharmacology and ethnobotany; phytochemistry; bioactive compound extraction methods; analytical chemistry; physical chemistry; engineering; biotechnology of natural products; essential oils; aromas
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Dear Colleagues,
Plant-derived natural products are a rich source of bioactive compounds with significant therapeutic potential. Their diverse secondary metabolites exhibit a broad spectrum of biological activities, including anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antimicrobial, cardioprotective, and neuroprotective effects. These compounds have promising applications in medicine, agriculture, food preservation, and cosmetics. This Special Issue welcomes high-quality original research on the bioactivity and mechanisms of action of plant-derived natural products. Studies on traditional medicinal plants, structure–activity relationships, bioguided fractionation, and pharmacological evaluations of extracts or isolated phytocompounds are encouraged, provided they meet rigorous scientific standards and are reproducible. While isolated active ingredients are of interest, we also invite work validating traditional uses or examining complex mixtures or whole extracts supported by robust bioactivity data. Submissions that integrate ethnopharmacological knowledge with modern pharmacological methods, as well as those employing advanced analytical or computational tools, are especially welcome to enhance the understanding of plant bioactives.
Dr. María Inés Ragone
Dr. Mozaniel Santana de Oliveira
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- plant-derived natural products
- bioactive compounds
- phytochemistry
- biological activity
- medicinal plants
- pharmacological evaluation
- ethnopharmacology
- natural therapeutics
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