Fruits, vegetables and some other plant materials (e.g. tea leaves, mulberry leaves) are good sources of a wide range of bioactive compounds (e.g., phenolic compounds, vitamins, peptides). Some of these phytochemicals exhibit excellent antioxidant and anti-inflammation capacities and therefore may help reduce health risks including cardiovascular, cancer, inflammatory and neurodegenerative diseases. However, the bioavailbility of most phytochemicals is low and it is difficult to detect them in biological samples because they might be quickly metabolized after ingestion. In addition, these phytochemicals may react with the food matrix and hence affect their bioactive benefits. Therefore, suitable delivery tools and/or strategies should be developed to improve their bioavailbilities.
We invite you to contribute your academic work to this special issue in Frontiers in Nutrition. The purpose of this research topic seeks to attract phytochemicals and their potential delivery systems for their potential health benefits such as in the regulation and control of intestinal microecology. We welcome original research and review articles focusing on the following subtopics, but not limited to:
(1) screening strategy for the discovery of novel phytochemicals and their health benefits;
(2) novel delivery strategies of phytochemicals for improving their bioavailability;
(3) molecular mechanism of phytochemicals in regulating intestinal microflora.
For manuscripts containing mixed compounds extracted from plant foods, various characterization methods should be included (e.g. HPLC, LC-MS, LC-QTOF-MS, GC-MS, NMR etc.).
Fruits, vegetables and some other plant materials (e.g. tea leaves, mulberry leaves) are good sources of a wide range of bioactive compounds (e.g., phenolic compounds, vitamins, peptides). Some of these phytochemicals exhibit excellent antioxidant and anti-inflammation capacities and therefore may help reduce health risks including cardiovascular, cancer, inflammatory and neurodegenerative diseases. However, the bioavailbility of most phytochemicals is low and it is difficult to detect them in biological samples because they might be quickly metabolized after ingestion. In addition, these phytochemicals may react with the food matrix and hence affect their bioactive benefits. Therefore, suitable delivery tools and/or strategies should be developed to improve their bioavailbilities.
We invite you to contribute your academic work to this special issue in Frontiers in Nutrition. The purpose of this research topic seeks to attract phytochemicals and their potential delivery systems for their potential health benefits such as in the regulation and control of intestinal microecology. We welcome original research and review articles focusing on the following subtopics, but not limited to:
(1) screening strategy for the discovery of novel phytochemicals and their health benefits;
(2) novel delivery strategies of phytochemicals for improving their bioavailability;
(3) molecular mechanism of phytochemicals in regulating intestinal microflora.
For manuscripts containing mixed compounds extracted from plant foods, various characterization methods should be included (e.g. HPLC, LC-MS, LC-QTOF-MS, GC-MS, NMR etc.).
