Phytochemical Profiling, Bioactivity, Biotechnology Studies and Practical Applications of Medicinal and Cosmetic Plants

Dear Colleagues,

Natural products originating from the plant kingdom offer an unexplored opportunity for potential medicinal, health promoting, and cosmetic applications.

In recent years, special attention has been given to the isolation of individual plant-derived compounds, as well as searching for related innovative and alternative biotechnological methods.

Plant extracts and/or isolated compounds exhibiting numerous directions of biological activities, such as anti-inflammatory, anticancer, immunostimulating, or antimicrobial effects, as well as cardioprotective, neuroprotective, and antidiabetic activities, are also very significant. The cosmetic application of natural compounds (including anti-aging, antioxidant, brightening, protective, stimulating the synthesis of structural skin proteins, and supporting its natural renewal mechanisms) is gaining increasing importance. Identifying the key metabolites of plant extracts and utilizing them in the form of specialized topical formulations allows for the preservation of their biological activity and the maintenance of the effectiveness of the functional ingredients.

The main aim of the Special Issue, entitled “Phytochemical Profiling, Bioactivity, Biotechnology Studies and Practical Applications of Medicinal and Cosmetic Plants”, is to present the newest results of investigations and findings in the above-presented field. Results presenting the correlation between the chemical composition of extracts and/or isolated compounds or in vitro culture biomass and their biological activity are of high interest.

Original papers or review articles are welcome.

Prof. Dr. Agnieszka Szopa
Guest Editors

Dr. Magdalena Anna Malinowska
Dr. Ekaterina-Michaela Tomou
Guest Editor Assistant

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• plant metabolites
• plant biotechnology
• bioactive natural compounds
• natural products metabolomics
• pharmacological activity of natural compounds
• cosmetic applications of natural compounds
• isolation of natural compounds
• essential oils
• biological activity of natural compounds
• in vitro approach
• in vivo approach
• clinical investigations
• ethnopharmacological indications
• ethnobotanical indications
• technology of cosmetic formulations
• skin permeability
• irritating potential
• agricultural practices