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Bioactive Natural Products from Medicinal Plants: Phytochemical and Pharmacological Studies

Submission Deadline: 01 March 2027 View: 1247 Submit to Special Issue

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Dr. Gerardo Cebrian-Torrejon

Email: gerardo.cebrian-torrejon@univ-antilles.fr

Affiliation: COVACHIM-M2E EA 3592 Laboratory, Université des Antilles, CEDEX, Pointe-à-Pitre, France

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Research Interests: phytochemistry, ethnopharmacology, ethnobotany, medicinal chemistry

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Summary

Ethnopharmacology, ethnobotany and phytochemistry together form a powerful approach for validating traditional medicinal plant uses and for discovering new bioactive natural products. The Special Issue entitled "From Ethnobotany to Bioactive Natural Products: Phytochemical and Pharmacological Studies of Medicinal Plants" aims to highlight research that integrates ethnopharmacological knowledge with phytochemical and pharmacological investigations of plant-derived natural products.


In recent years, natural products from plants have attracted growing interest across multiple scientific disciplines. Your expertise in this field would greatly contribute to the scientific value and impact of this Special Issue.


We warmly invite researchers working in this area to submit original research articles, short communications, and critical review papers. Contributions focusing on the isolation, characterization, or biological evaluation of individual compounds are also welcome.


We look forward to receiving your contributions.


Keywords

ethnobotany, ethnopharmacology, medicinal plants, traditional knowledge, natural products, phytochemistry, bioactive compounds, plant secondary metabolites, natural product discovery, herbal medicine, chemical diversity of plant

Published Papers


  • Open Access

    ARTICLE

    Antiglycation, Antioxidant, and Antidiabetic Effects of Ibervillea sonorae (Wereke) in a Diabetic Zebrafish Model

    Leonardo Daniel Villalana Alvarez, Abraham Heriberto García-Campoy, Alethia Muñiz-Ramirez
    Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2026.085201
    (This article belongs to the Special Issue: Bioactive Natural Products from Medicinal Plants: Phytochemical and Pharmacological Studies)
    Abstract Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder characterized by chronic hyperglycemia, oxidative stress, and the formation of advanced glycation end products (AGEs). This study examined the antiglycation, antioxidant, and antidiabetic properties of the methanolic extract of Ibervillea sonorae (IsM). Antiglycation activity was assessed in vitro using a bovine serum albumin–glucose model, and the antidiabetic effects were evaluated using a zebrafish model of experimentally induced hyperglycemia. Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS) analysis revealed several metabolites, including fatty acids and phytosterols. The extract significantly inhibited AGEs formation in vitro and reduced AGEs accumulation in the ocular tissue of diabetic zebrafish. In vivo treatment More >

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    Antiglycation, Antioxidant, and Antidiabetic Effects of <i>Ibervillea sonorae</i> (Wereke) in a Diabetic Zebrafish Model

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