Bioactive Compounds in Horticultural Plants and Their Applications

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Dear Colleagues,

The plant kingdom is a source of essential nutrients but also provides constituents with biological activity for human and animal bodies. A wide variety of compounds and complexes participate in processes that maintain the integrity of the vegetal organism and can have, in equal measure, functions in human and animal organisms. The topic "Bioactive compounds in horticultural plants and their applications" aims to present a comprehensive analysis of plants as bioactive compound sources to identify the vegetal organs in which they are found at the highest level and the timing when their availability is at maximum to highlight their biological effects and to find valuable applications of horticultural plants based on their biochemical characteristics. The studies will focus on the structural and functional diversity of the biologically active compounds, the synergistic or antagonistic relationships that are established, and how the isolation of some components could affect their activity. Another topic could be the role that bioactive compounds play in the human body, from antioxidants and protectors of the structural, functional, and energetic components, adjuvants of physiological processes, antivirals, and antimicrobials to the role of an activator/suppressor of enzymatic systems or genes. In addition, studies on non-beneficial actions (antinutrient activity or interaction with drugs), the pro-oxidant role they may play in certain circumstances, and alterations in the activity of the biomolecule as a result of treatments during extraction or processing protocols are of interest. Bioactive compounds remain at the top of the most studied plant components, and understanding the relationships between them and those related to the reaction environment can clarify problems related to their activity, the success of isolation, and quantification, as well as the study of biological activity both in vitro and in vivo. Through this topic, we aim to highlight the perspectives of an unlimited research field that offers solutions or models for the optimal achievement of the benefits that the plant kingdom possesses.

Dr. Loredana Elena Vîjan
Prof. Dr. Mihai Botu
Prof. Dr. Sina Cosmulescu
Dr. Carmen Mihaela Topala
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Participating Journals

Journal Name	Impact Factor	CiteScore	Launched Year	First Decision (median)	APC
Applied Sciences applsci	2.5	5.3	2011	18.4 Days	CHF 2400	Submit
BioChem biochem	-	-	2021	21.7 Days	CHF 1000	Submit
Biomolecules biomolecules	4.8	9.4	2011	18.4 Days	CHF 2700	Submit
Horticulturae horticulturae	3.1	3.5	2015	16.9 Days	CHF 2200	Submit
Molecules molecules	4.2	7.4	1996	15.1 Days	CHF 2700	Submit

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