Phytochemicals of Natural Products Analysis and Biological Activities

• Other Authors: Mihaylova, Dasha (Editor), Popova, Aneta (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: Research & information: general; Biology, life sciences; Biochemistry; Sempervivum tectorum L.; mineral content; bioavailable fraction; heavy metals; open-field plants; tissue culture plants; in vitro callus culture; Rubus subg. Rubus Watson; Vaccinium corymbosum L.; phenolics; radical scavenging activities; ferric reducing power; waste peel; essential oil; GC-MS; volatile compounds; antimicrobial activity; chemical composition; antioxidant activity; fluorescence; total phenolic content; Aspergillus flavus; maize; peel extracts; AFB1; qRT-PCR; Opuntia spp.; phytochemicals; biological activities; antioxidant capacity; chemopreventive effect; integrated pest management; Oriental fruit fly; pomology; post-harvest disease control; Sambucus nigra L.; medicinal plants; flavonoids; phenols; carbohydrates; amino acids; Flos Abelmoschus manihot; medicinal part; non-medicinal parts; UFLC-Triple TOF-MS/MS; metabolite profiling; multivariate statistical analysis; juniper; natural products; tree; leaves; disease; bioactive compounds; microbial resistance; turmeric; Curcuma aromatica; Curcuma caesia; Curcuma longa; Curcuma zanthorrhiza; enantiomeric distribution; chiral; cultivars; foliar sprays; Humulus lupulus; liming; phenolic compounds; plant vigour; polyphenols; antimicrobial activity enhancement; ascorbic acid; Maillard reaction products; laccase-mediator system; horseradish peroxidase-H2O2 system; tomato pomace; by-product utilization; finger millet; gluten-free; potato flour; convenience food; n/a
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The plant kingdom, with its terrestrial and marine natural products, has been widely explored. Plant-based products have long been used to prevent and treat various ailments. Many natural compounds have been reported to have a variety of interesting and significant biological activities, including antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antitumor, antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal, antiparasitic, analgesic, antidiabetic, anti-atherogenic, and antiproliferative, as well as cardioprotective and neuroprotective properties. Therefore, researchers pay special attention to the bioactive compounds synthesized by plants. Opportunities in functional ingredients and treatment of NCDs (oxidative stress, diabetes, obesity, metabolic syndrome, etc.) are widely explored. However, many therapeutic properties of plants are still to be discovered. This Special Issue reprint intends to substantially contribute to our knowledge of their beneficial properties. Natural products could be a vast resource in respect of human well-being improvement. This Special Issue reprint also aims to disseminate some of the most recent and significant contributions in natural product research on phytochemicals and biological activity.