Bioactive Compound Levels of Medicinal Plants
A special issue of Horticulturae (ISSN 2311-7524). This special issue belongs to the section "Medicinals, Herbs, and Specialty Crops".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2022) | Viewed by 11679
Special Issue Editor
Interests: plant biotechnology; phytoconstituents aromatic and non-aromatic medicinal plants such as phenolic compounds and essential volatile compounds; genetic transformation; plant regeneration; bioreactor culture; biofuels and bioenergy research; genetic diversity in medicinal plants, crops, and bioenergy plants; biological activities, including antioxidant and antidiabetic; neuroprotective activity of plants
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Dear Colleagues,
Plants synthesize various bioactive compounds, including phenolic, flavonoids, caffeine, and carotenoids, many of which are important drug ingredients. Additionally, plant-based foods are significant sources of vitamins, minerals, and bioactive compounds on which human metabolism is also dependent.
Recently, studies on bioactive compounds in plants have attracted attention globally due to those compounds’ role in curing cardiovascular and other human diseases, stimulating the immune system, and delaying the aging process, as well as in anticancer action, atherosclerosis, and mitigation of Alzheimer’s disease, to name a few. Several studies have shown that the disease preventive potentialities of dietary food have been associated with the constituent polyphenols present in plants. Thus, research on plant-based bioactive compounds has grown due to their association with a number of biological activities. Moreover, these compounds play different functions in plants themselves, including in pollination systems, UV light protection, protection against pathogens and diseases, and plant adaptation to different growth conditions.
Plant secondary metabolites have an enormous added value because they are used to treat diseases, as well as in the fields of food, cosmetics, and agrochemicals. The application of synthetic drugs and antioxidant and antimicrobial agents sadly comes with some serious health concerns, and as such, there has recently been increased interest in finding the active ingredients in plants that can act as natural antioxidant and anti-infective agents that can replace synthetic compounds and contribute to human health and food preservation.
Recognizing the growing interest in this area, the present Special Issue aims to serve as a comprehensive collection of recent research achievements in the bioactive compounds of important medicinal plants and their applications. The scope of this project also includes research works using in vitro and in vivo experiments to identify health benefits and potential applications, as well as alternatives in the prevention or treatment of disease.
Dr. Bimal Kumar Ghimire
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- plant metabolites
- bioactivity
- biotechnology
- biomedicine
- natural products
- nutraceuticals
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