Synthesis and Extraction Processes of Biotechnological Drugs of Plant Origin

Dear Colleagues,

Biotechnologically derived drugs of plant origin serve as natural therapeutic products and a valuable alternative for synthetic drugs. The quality of such products is based not only on elucidating the biosynthesis pathways but also on highly precise synthesis and extraction processes. Due to a high variety of specialized metabolites, their production in plant material, derived from a number of plant species, is still under investigation. Similarly, new methods of extraction, separation, identification and isolation of these compounds are still being developed.

This Special Issue is dedicated to Synthesis and Extraction Processes of Biotechnological Drugs of Plant Origin, including, but not limited to, elucidation and utilization of biosynthetic pathways for production of valuable primary and secondary metabolites, methods for increasing the yield of their production, as well as their isolation from biological matrices and media.

Prof. Dr. Marijana Zovko Končić
Dr. Sylwia Zielińska
Guest Editors

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