02879nam 2200409 450 991067403600332120230624075438.0(CKB)5400000000043548(NjHacI)995400000000043548(EXLCZ)99540000000004354820230624d2022 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierPlant Extracts Chemical Composition, Bioactivity and Potential Applications /Francisca Rodrigues and Cristina Delerue-MatosBasel, Switzerland :MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute,2022.1 online resource (192 pages)3-0365-2877-6 Society has recently demonstrated a high level of awareness and responsibility concerning environmental issues. The interest in bioactive compounds extracted from natural sources has increased due to their potential application as active ingredients in several industries, particularly the cosmetic, food, and pharmaceutical industries. Plants are rich sources of phenolic compounds that have been widely studied due to their health-promoting properties, namely antioxidant, anti-carcinogenic, and anti-inflammatory activities, among others. Extraction is usually the limiting analytical step in the yield of bioactive compounds. From a green point of view, many extraction techniques have been employed as potential candidates to replace conventional methods, such as ultrasound-assisted extraction (UAE), pressurized liquid extraction (PLE), microwave-assisted extraction (MAE), supercritical fluid extraction (SFE), pulsed electric field extraction, and enzyme-assisted extraction. In this Special Issue, we focus our attention on the chemical characterization of plant extracts and their bioactive composition, focusing also on in-vitro cell assays and molecular tools. The issue comprises original research articles, as well as a review, on topics such as phenolic profile, radical scavenging capacity, in vitro cell assays, comet assay, and antimicrobial capacity. We close this Special Issue with a review paper that focuses on the pharmacological activities of quercetin, one of the principal polyphenols. With this, we aim to provide a contemporary overview of the advantages of bioactive compounds extracted from plants.Plant Extracts Bioactive compoundsNatural resourcesPlant extractsBioactive compounds.Natural resources.Plant extracts.615.321Rodrigues Francisca1367664Delerue-Matos CristinaNjHacINjHaclBOOK9910674036003321Plant Extracts3391312UNINA