Characterization, Application and Potential Health Benefits of Bioactive Compounds II
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Biomaterials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 July 2023) | Viewed by 268
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Interests: food chemistry; analytic biochemistry; molecular biology
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Dear Colleagues,
Phytochemicals extracted from different medicinal plants have been used since ancient times for the treatment of various human diseases. Dietary plants and herbs constitute a rich source of phytochemical compounds. The major content is represented by phenolic compounds, which are bioactive substances, responsible for the antioxidant property of the plant and its medicinal values. Polyphenols are a group of such phytochemical substances, characterized by the presence of more than one phenol group per molecule. They are classified into different subgroups, such as monophenols, flavonoids, phenolic acids, and other non-flavonoid polyphenolics. All are highly diversified pigments synthetized by plants as secondary metabolites, which occur ubiquitously in nature, being responsible for the color of leaves, flowers, and fruits. There are several thousands of naturally occurring herbs which constitute a rich source of phytochemical compounds. The major content is represented by phenolic compounds, representing one of the largest groups of natural products.
To date, organic solvent extraction has been the main method used to extract phenolics. For their phytochemical characterization, the latest spectrophotometric and chromatographic techniques are used.
Moreover, phenolic compounds are antioxidant substances capable of scavenging free radicals. This way, they protect biological systems against the harmful effects of oxidative processes on macromolecules and DNA, thereby reducing the risk of dreadful diseases. In addition to their antioxidant activity, phenolic compounds possess different biological activities that are attributed to their role in protection against human diseases.
Dr. Zorita Diaconeasa
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- phenolic compounds
- LC–MS
- food industry
- health benefits
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