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Bioactive Natural Products from Plants: Analysis and Association with Human Health


Guest Editor:
Mahesha M. Poojary: University of Copenhagen, Denmark

Submission Status: Closed | Submission Deadline: Closed


Plant Methods is calling for submissions to our Collection on Bioactive Natural Products from Plants: Analysis and Association with Human Health.

Plants are rich in various bioactive molecules, including polyphenols, carotenoids, phytosterols, tocopherols, tocotrienols, organosulfur compounds, peptides, and fibers. These bioactive compounds have been proven to promote human health by preventing the onset and progression of diseases. However, despite numerous studies demonstrating the bioactivities of these natural products, the precise molecular mechanisms by which they induce health-enhancing effects still remain unclear. Furthermore, it is imperative to establish the identity and concentrations of these bioactive natural products within intricate plant matrices.

This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 15, Life on Land.

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Mahesha M. Poojary: University of Copenhagen, Denmark

Dr. Mahesha M. Poojary is an Associate Professor at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark (Department of Food Science). He is a Chemist with a strong background in Analytical Chemistry. He earned an MSc in Chemistry from the National Institute of Technology Karnataka, India, and a Ph.D. in Chemical Sciences from the University of Camerino, Italy. His research interests are focused on several areas, including obtaining proteins and bioactive compounds from plants, microalgae, seaweeds, and food processing byproducts; investigating protein oxidation, the Maillard reaction, and protein-polyphenol interactions in foods by high-resolution LC-MS/MS; developing and validating gas and liquid chromatography-based methods for analyzing small molecules in foods; and biological effects of small molecules. He has been recognized for his work and was awarded The Nils Foss Talent Prize 2022.

About the collection

Plant Methods is calling for submissions to our Collection on Bioactive Natural Products from Plants: Analysis and Association with Human Health.

Plants are rich in various bioactive molecules, including polyphenols, carotenoids, phytosterols, tocopherols, tocotrienols, organosulfur compounds, peptides, and fibers. These bioactive compounds have been proven to promote human health by preventing the onset and progression of diseases. However, despite numerous studies demonstrating the bioactivities of these natural products, the precise molecular mechanisms by which they induce health-enhancing effects still remain unclear. Furthermore, it is imperative to establish the identity and concentrations of these bioactive natural products within intricate plant matrices.

This collection aims to present recent scientific outcomes related to the analysis and association of bioactive natural products from plants in improving human health. The scope of the collection includes, but is not limited to, the following topics:

  • Isolation, identification, and quantification of bioactive natural products from evidence-based medicinal plant matrices.
  • Development of advanced or high throughput analytical technologies (i.e. chromatography, NMR spectroscopy, high-resolution mass spectrometry (HR-MS), or fluorescence spectroscopy) to enhance detection and characterization of bioactive molecules in plant extracts.
  • In vitro and in vivo biological activity of natural products (only studies identifying the potential bioactive compounds in the plant extracts will be considered).
  • Structure-activity studies of natural products.
  • Elucidation of the molecular mechanisms by which natural products impart specific bioactivities.

  1. Improper management of agricultural and industrial cotton wastes causes environmental pollution and worsens the climate change challenge. Green recycling of cotton could contribute to a circular economy. One o...

    Authors: Mona A. Mohammed, Nagat M. Amer, Heba M. I. Abdallah and Mai S. Saleh
    Citation: Plant Methods 2024 20:54
    Content type: Research Published on: