Secondary Metabolites in Medicinal Edible Plant Cultivation
A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Horticultural and Floricultural Crops".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 1 September 2024 | Viewed by 892
Special Issue Editors
Interests: metabolic profiling: analysis of complex matrices from natural sources, food biochemistry; study of edible plants profiles in pre-and post-harvest treatments, storage and processing; valorization of residual natural sources; structural modification of bioactive natural compounds
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Interests: targeted analysis of secondary metabolites from edible vegetable plants, with the aim to value the expression of biologically active phytochemicals in studies of chemotaxonomy or agronomy. chemical and enzymatic synthesis of analogues of bioactive natural polyphenols. molecular docking for the prediction of biological activities
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Dear Colleagues,
It is well known that plants are an almost infinite source of potential biologically active compounds. For this reason, most traditional medicine was based on the use of herbs to cure common pains and diseases. To cite one of the most commonly used and safest drugs, aspirin is from natural origin, being an analog of salicin, isolated from Salix alba. In this context, it is clear that a close relationship exists between the chemical composition of a plant in terms of secondary metabolites and its ability to play a role in health. Therefore, attention on secondary metabolites from plants has grown exponentially, for example, the well-known polyphenols. There is particular interest in metabolites from edible plants and their role in general health and in the maintenance of the good health of the global population.
Dr. Laura Siracusa
Dr. Luana Pulvirenti
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- secondary metabolites
- chemistry of natural products
- functional food
- polyphenols
- nutraceuticals
- medicinal plants
- environmental factor
