About this Research Topic
The natural compounds of plants have a high degree of chemodiversity generated by the presence of thousands of low molecular weight organic compounds. These natural plant compounds also known as secondary metabolites are not essential to plant growth or development. Very little however is known about their role in nature.
In recent years, increased attention has been paid to spicy, aromatic, or medicinal plants because these kinds of plants are rich sources of secondary metabolites which are being used in medicine, agriculture, or industry. This has led to numerous studies on the biosynthesis, synthesis, and possible biological activities of natural plant compounds.
Natural compounds are also known to be promoters of human health because they possess antibacterial, anticarcinogenic, antidiabetic, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, or antiparasitic properties. Understanding the biosynthesis of natural products will facilitate new research trends that focus on the study of the chemopreventive mechanisms. Natural plant compounds undergo also several major metabolic modifications during processing making their extraction, qualitative and quantitative analysis challenging.
In this research topic, we invite all article types published by Frontiers in Plant Science that contribute to our understanding of the
1. Biosynthesis to natural products, invivo, and invitro
2. Advancement in techniques and methods as well as technologies that facilitate the ease, speed, and efficiency of the extraction and purification of natural products
3. Role of natural products in nature
4. Application of natural products to ensure sustainability.
Please note that purely descriptive manuscripts that do not provide any real insight into the biology of natural products or their applications in nature or insights into their functions are out of scope for this research topic.
In recent years, increased attention has been paid to spicy, aromatic, or medicinal plants because these kinds of plants are rich sources of secondary metabolites which are being used in medicine, agriculture, or industry. This has led to numerous studies on the biosynthesis, synthesis, and possible biological activities of natural plant compounds.
Natural compounds are also known to be promoters of human health because they possess antibacterial, anticarcinogenic, antidiabetic, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, or antiparasitic properties. Understanding the biosynthesis of natural products will facilitate new research trends that focus on the study of the chemopreventive mechanisms. Natural plant compounds undergo also several major metabolic modifications during processing making their extraction, qualitative and quantitative analysis challenging.
In this research topic, we invite all article types published by Frontiers in Plant Science that contribute to our understanding of the
1. Biosynthesis to natural products, invivo, and invitro
2. Advancement in techniques and methods as well as technologies that facilitate the ease, speed, and efficiency of the extraction and purification of natural products
3. Role of natural products in nature
4. Application of natural products to ensure sustainability.
Please note that purely descriptive manuscripts that do not provide any real insight into the biology of natural products or their applications in nature or insights into their functions are out of scope for this research topic.
Keywords: Biosynthesis, Purification, Characterization, Natural Plant Compounds, chemopreventive mechanisms
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