March 13, 2025 - Studies have shown that medicinal plants contain a diverse assortment of bioactive chemicals, such as coumarins, flavonoids, phenolics, alkaloids, terpenoids, tannins, essential oils, lectins, polypeptides, and polyacetylenes (167).

October 17, 2025 - These phytochemicals encompass various chemical classes, including polysaccharides, saponins, flavonoids, alkaloids, vitamins, carotenoids, fatty acids, polyphenolic compounds, essential oils, phytosterols, and cannabinoids.

This Research Topic aims to collect ... natural compounds, extracts and derivatives as antibacterial, antifungal, antiparasitic and antiviral agents to treat infectious diseases....

April 5, 2023 - Euclea plant extracts and their bioactive compounds possess outstanding pharmacological properties, especially antimalarial, antidiabetic, anticancer, antimicrobial, and antioxidant properties.

This Research Topic aims to collect ... natural compounds, extracts and derivatives as antibacterial, antifungal, antiparasitic and antiviral agents to treat infectious diseases....

Studies have shown that medicinal plants contain a diverse assortment of bioactive chemicals, such as coumarins, flavonoids, phenolics, alkaloids, terpenoids, tannins, essential oils, lectins, polypeptides, and polyacetylenes (167). These chemicals serve as essential precursors for antibiotic ...

The healthcare system relies significantly on plant-based medicinal systems. Botanical bioactives—such as polyphenols, saponins, terpenes, and alkaloids—are among the most prevalent bioactive substances, widely used due to their remarkable chemical diversity.

March 12, 2020 - In particular, phenols, aldehydes, and terpenes extracted from medicinal plants, spices, or fruits have been studied in depth. They can be easily extracted, they are generally recognized as safe (GRAS), and they are food-grade and act through a wide variety of mechanisms. This review investigated the main compounds with antifungal and anti-aflatoxigenic activity, also elucidating their physiological role and the different modes of action and synergies. Plant bioactive compounds are shown to be effective in modulating Aspergillus spp...

August 31, 2022 - A large number of potentially bioactive compounds, primarily polyphenols, alkaloids, glycosides, volatile oils, flavonoids, phenolic acids, have been explored from natural sources for their chemo-protective activities.

However, there remains a gap in optimizing extraction techniques and fully understanding the biological activities of these compounds, necessitating further research in this area. This research topic aims to explore innovative processes for extracting bioactive compounds from medicinal mushrooms and plants and their potential applications in functional foods and nutraceuticals.

January 17, 2026 - Edible plants are rich in bioactive compounds that have physiological effects such as anticancer, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and antimicrobial activities. Natural plant extracts are frequently used to prolong the shelf life of fresh and ...

April 17, 2023 - Phytobioactive compounds are plant secondary metabolites and have remarkable therapeutic potential. Polyphenols, alkaloids, terpenes, and polysaccharides isolated from medicinal plants showed remarka...

January 30, 2024 - 09 January 2026Editorial: Bioactive compounds from medicinal mushrooms and plants - extraction and potential application in foods ... 02 July 2025Effects of phytosterol-rich foods on lipid profile and inflammatory markers in patients with hyperlipidemia: a systematic review and meta-analysis ... 18 March 2025Biological activities and phytochemical characterization of Sideritis germanicopolitana subsp.

November 12, 2020 - Select examples of bioactive species are depicted in Figure 14 and antibacterial compounds in Figure 15. In most cases, additional in vitro, in vivo and clinical research is still needed to confirm efficacy and safety, as well as to identify the responsible compounds and their respective mechanisms of action. ... Select examples of plant species with antibacterial activity: (A) Curry leaf plant (Murraya koenigii, Rutaceae) is a tree native to the Indian subcontinent which showed one of the best mean MICs against Gram-positive bacteria, (B) Ginger (Zingiber officinale, Zingiberaceae) is an herb native to southeastern Asia and is one of the most active species.

October 17, 2025 - The plant kingdom represents a vast reservoir of biologically active molecules, including terpenes, polyphenols, limonoids, carotenoids, and saponins, each exhibiting diverse therapeutic properties, such as antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, ...

June 23, 2020 - (2019) revealed that the United States, China, India, Japan, and South Korea are the main contributors to the scientific advances found on curcumin bioactive effects, with the most focused being their anticancer, inflammatory, and antioxidant potential, as already stated by Xu et al. (2018). In the following sections, the pre-clinical and clinical data related to curcumin bioactive effects is briefly discussed and the respective mode of action cleared. ... Schematic illustration of curcumin biological activities.

May 6, 2021 - The secondary metabolites alkaloids, flavonoids, polyphenols, tannins, lignins, coumarins, terpenoids, and stilbenes from medicinal plants are claimed to be efficacious in ameliorating infections from pathogenic microorganisms owing to its ability ...

November 11, 2019 - At the same time, the understanding of activities and benefits of nutrients and bioactive compounds in humans is essential. Another focal point in this Research Topic was the uses and applications of bioactive components in the great range of fields, with particular regards nutraceuticals ones (1–3). Several papers, within this Research Topic, discuss the impact on new formulations and applications. As instance, Sekhon-Loodu and Rupasinghe have given a snapshot of beneficial properties of some traditional medicinal plants, with focus on antioxidant, anti-diabetic, and anti-obesity potential.

Traditional medicines and natural products harbor a diverse array of biological activities that make them valuable in treating metabolic diseases such as diabetes and hypertension. These products and their active metabolites interface with the body through various pathways, primarily blood-entry and non-blood-entry routes. The blood-entry pathway allows direct absorption of bioactive compounds into the bloodstream, facilitating widespread therapeutic impacts.

Part of a journal covering research across the breadth of the natural product sciences, this section explores the area of natural products and their biological activities.