Phytochemicals derived from fruits and vegetables are major groups of natural active compounds. When consumed as part of food, dietary supplements, or functional foods, phytochemicals have been shown to be beneficial to human health due to their antioxidant, anti-inflammation, and anti-apoptosis properties, etc. Despite significant advancements in the identification, separation, and purification procedures, as well as biological effects, structure-activity relationships, and the action mechanism of phytochemicals, they have not been thoroughly investigated.
Technologies such as metabolomics, liquid, and gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry, are particularly useful for the identification of novel characteristic phytochemicals, and quality evaluation of fruits and vegetables. Developing innovative detection techniques, exploring novel sources of natural phytochemicals, recognizing different product qualities, conducting in-depth studies of nutritional function can provide a scientific basis for phytochemical-related studies and their application in the dietary intervention for human diseases and health benefits.
This Research Topic aims to fill the knowledge gap on plant-derived phytochemicals by developing novel analytical techniques, exploring novel sources of natural phytochemicals, evaluating product quality, and conducting in-depth studies of the mechanisms of nutritional function on human health, disease, and well-being.
The specific areas of interest include (but are not limited to):
• Novel analytical techniques (e.g., extraction and purification methods, liquid and gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry, spectroscopy, NMR) for detecting characteristic phytochemicals in fruits and vegetables.
• Omics-based technologies (e.g., genomics, proteomics, metabolomics, and transcriptomics) to explore the novel phytochemicals in fruits and vegetables, and application in evaluating product quality.
• Nutritional function including nutritional regulation, special function, health-promoting effects and disease-interventive effects of phytochemicals in fruits and vegetables, and the underlying mechanisms.
Phytochemicals derived from fruits and vegetables are major groups of natural active compounds. When consumed as part of food, dietary supplements, or functional foods, phytochemicals have been shown to be beneficial to human health due to their antioxidant, anti-inflammation, and anti-apoptosis properties, etc. Despite significant advancements in the identification, separation, and purification procedures, as well as biological effects, structure-activity relationships, and the action mechanism of phytochemicals, they have not been thoroughly investigated.
Technologies such as metabolomics, liquid, and gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry, are particularly useful for the identification of novel characteristic phytochemicals, and quality evaluation of fruits and vegetables. Developing innovative detection techniques, exploring novel sources of natural phytochemicals, recognizing different product qualities, conducting in-depth studies of nutritional function can provide a scientific basis for phytochemical-related studies and their application in the dietary intervention for human diseases and health benefits.
This Research Topic aims to fill the knowledge gap on plant-derived phytochemicals by developing novel analytical techniques, exploring novel sources of natural phytochemicals, evaluating product quality, and conducting in-depth studies of the mechanisms of nutritional function on human health, disease, and well-being.
The specific areas of interest include (but are not limited to):
• Novel analytical techniques (e.g., extraction and purification methods, liquid and gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry, spectroscopy, NMR) for detecting characteristic phytochemicals in fruits and vegetables.
• Omics-based technologies (e.g., genomics, proteomics, metabolomics, and transcriptomics) to explore the novel phytochemicals in fruits and vegetables, and application in evaluating product quality.
• Nutritional function including nutritional regulation, special function, health-promoting effects and disease-interventive effects of phytochemicals in fruits and vegetables, and the underlying mechanisms.
