Chemical, Nutraceutical Composition and Potential Bio Pharmacological Properties of the Medicinal Plants
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Natural Products Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 August 2023) | Viewed by 10841
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Interests: phytochemistry; food chemistry; antioxidants; functional foods; food processing
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Interests: phytochemicals; bioaccessibility; polyphenols; in vitro digestion; medicinal plants; antioxidants; functional foods
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Medicinal plants have traditionally been used in folk medicine in many cultures worldwide. These plants are a rich source of phytochemicals with biopharmaceutical potential against communicable and non-communicable diseases. In recent years, the study of natural chemicals from medicinal plants has been of increasing interest within the scientific community, with particular interest generated for pharmaceuticals for human and veterinary purposes. In communicable diseases, phytochemicals like flavonoids, phenolic compounds, polyphenols, alkaloids, and terpenes have shown antimicrobial activity against bacterial, fungal and viral pathogens—particularly against those which are multi-resistant to conventional antibiotics. Furthermore, many reports have shown that phytochemicals have the potential to prevent and act as adjutants in the treatment of different noncommunicable diseases. Many studies have highlighted the importance of the latter use in improving chemotherapy agents against different types of cancer.
The phytochemicals and bioactive molecules of medicinal plants have been evaluated for their antioxidant, antimicrobial, anticancer, antidiabetic and anti-inflammatory properties with promising results. These activities are often correlated with the number and distribution of -OH radicals in the molecules, as it affects their association with cellular and tissue targets such as signaling molecules. Furthermore, their antioxidant mechanisms of action can delay and prevent the onset of comorbidities in noncommunicable diseases such as diabetes, different types of cancer, and cardiovascular diseases.
Given the importance of the subject, this Special Issue aims to collect research articles, review articles, and short communications regarding the characterization and potential biopharmaceutical properties of phytochemicals and natural products from medicinal plants against communicable and noncommunicable diseases.
Dr. José Basilio Heredia
Dr. Erick Paul Gutiérrez Grijalva
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- medicinal plants
- antioxidant
- anti-inflammatory
- antimicrobial
- antiviral
- anticancer
- antidiabetic
- bioactive compounds
- phytochemicals
- ethnopharmacology
- bioaccessibility
- bioavailability
- oxidative stress
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