Extraction, Characterization, and Potential Applications of Bioactive Molecules from Natural Sources, 4th Edition
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Natural Products Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2025 | Viewed by 479
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Interests: bioactive compounds; waste valorization; antioxidants; pigments; extremophilic microorganisms
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Interests: sustainable extraction; polyphenols; antioxidant; waste valorization; exopolysaccharides; halophilic microorganisms circular economy; bioactive compounds
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Natural sources are incredible suppliers of bioactive molecules that find applications in several sectors, including those related to health, food, the environment, and cosmetics.
Growing consumer attention to health and the environment and the increasing trend of replacing chemical with natural preparations to achieve health benefits have encouraged research on “new, natural providers” of bioactive molecules. This active research area could lead to the production of both bioactive molecules with known properties (e.g., antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant) and applications, alongside molecules with not-yet well-established or totally unknown biological activities.
This Special Issue on the “Extraction, Characterization, and Potential Applications of Bioactive Molecules from Natural Sources, 4th Edition” covers sources from both the plant kingdom and microorganisms that could greatly contribute to producing and applying compounds of natural origin with biological activities varying depending on the type of bioactive molecule.
This Special Issue on “Extraction, Characterization, and Potential Applications of Bioactive Molecules from Natural Sources, 4th Edition” aims to present the most recent achievements in the production and application of naturally derived bioactive compounds. We invite researchers to participate by submitting a contribution, in the form of original research papers and reviews, in their field of expertise.
Potential topics include but are not limited to the following:
- Eco-friendly extraction and characterization of bioactive compounds from plants and agro-industrial waste;
- Production and characterization of bioactive compounds from microorganisms (saccharides, pigments, proteins, peptides, and lipids);
- Assessment of the biological properties of natural compounds (antimicrobial, anticancer, anti-phytopathogen, anti-inflammatory);
- Novel applications of bioactive compounds extracted from natural sources in foods, pharmaceuticals, agriculture, cosmetics, and the environment.
Dr. Alessandra Morana
Dr. Giuseppe Squillaci
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- sustainable extraction
- waste valorization
- medicinal plants
- antioxidant
- naturally derived active ingredients
- bioactive compounds from microorganisms
- antimicrobials
- anticancer
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