Special Issue on Plant Extracts

During the process of plant growth, they carry out a number of metabolic and biochemical processes, forming and accumulating various kinds of chemical substances that form the chemical composition of plants. Plant extracts are very complicated and also contain many types of chemical composition with the composition in different parts also being different. Usually plants contain many types of chemical constituents below: alkaloids, glycosides, organic acids, resins, volatile oils, sugars, amino acids, proteins and enzymes, tannins, plant pigments, oils and waxes, and inorganic ingredients.  The goal of this special issue is to provide a platform for scientists and academicians all over the world to promote, share, and discuss various new issues and developments in this area of Plant Extracts.

In this special issue, we invite front-line researchers and authors to submit original research and review articles that explore Plant Extracts. In this special issue, potential topics include, but are not limited to:

• Plant-derived drugs and various clinical trial stages
• Uses of plant extracts in food industry
• Extraction methods
• Extraction process
• Bioactivity and pharmacology
• Extraction and isolation techniques
• The use of plant extracts and essential oils as biopesticides
• Conclusions and future trends

Authors should read over the journal’s For Authors carefully before submission. Prospective authors should submit an electronic copy of their complete manuscript through the journal’s Paper Submission System.

Please kindly specify the “Special Issue” under your manuscript title. The research field “Special Issue – Plant Extracts” should be selected during your submission.

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