Natural Active Compounds from Foods: Applications in Antioxidant and Bioactivity Evaluation: 2nd Edition
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Bioactives and Nutraceuticals".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2024 | Viewed by 117
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Interests: food analysis; food processing; cellulase; lipase esterification and trans esterification; amylase; enzymatic kinetics; ultrasound-assisted enzymatic reaction; enzyme extraction; biotransformation; saccharification; response surface methodology; artificial neural network; wine fermentation
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Interests: functional assessment; lipid metabolism; anti-cancer; antioxidant; anti-inflammatory; fermentation; aquaculture; molecular biology; food chemistry; food applications
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Interests: tissue engineering; regenerative medicine; drug design; cancer research; food chemistry; dermatology; biochemistry; chemical engineering; proteomics; molecule biology; marine biotechnology & resources
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Bioactive compounds are becoming very important to the human diet, mainly due to their ability to prevent several chronic diseases. Bioactive compounds have emerged as key food components related to healthy status and disease prevention, such as polyphenols, carotenoids, vitamins, omega-3 fatty acids, phytosterols, chitosan, and chondroitin sulfate. Using various techniques, the bioactive compounds can be extracted from their natural source. For the extraction of bioactive compounds, ultrasound-assisted extraction, pulsed electric field extraction, enzyme-assisted extraction, microwave-assisted extraction, pressurized liquid extraction, and supercritical fluid extraction have been used. In addition, recent advances in extraction procedures, analytical techniques, and bioactivity assays have enabled researchers to explore bioactive compounds in foods and evaluate their bioactivity.
In this Special Issue, we welcome original research articles and reviews focused on all aspects of extraction and purification of bioactive compounds, application enzymes on bioactive compounds, synthesized bioactive compounds by chemical, biochemical, or fermentation, bioactive compounds analysis, bioactive compounds with potent antioxidant activity, antiobesity properties, antidiabetic potential, anti-inflammatory effects and anticancer activity. Manuscripts on other extraction methods, even traditional methods or topics related to the bioactivity of the bioactive compound, are also welcome.
Note: Importantly, the exact active ingredient of natural origin extract must be reported in the submitted research manuscript, since papers describing the effects of mixed extraction from the natural origin are not in the scope of the journal.
Prof. Dr. Chia-Hung Kuo
Prof. Dr. Hui-Min David Wang
Prof. Dr. Shu-Ling Hsieh
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- polyphenols
- omega-3 fatty acids
- gelatin
- fucoidans
- chitosan
- chondroitin sulfate
- enzyme
- antioxidant
- anti-inflammatory
- anti-cancer
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