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Medicinal plants have been used for the maintenance of human health since ancient times, in the form of food, spices, and traditional medicines. Medicinal plant-based traditional medicines serve as the primary healthcare systems in various countries even in recent times. Alongside this, medicinal plants have also served as the one of the main sources for the discovery of new therapeutic agents. At present, various plant extracts and their isolated phytochemicals are screened and evaluated for their diverse pharmacological activities related to both communicable and non-communicable diseases. However, comparatively little focus is given to the detailed mechanism of action of these agents on the molecular level. Molecular mechanism-based studies are essential for the development of evidence-based traditional medicines as well as for the development of isolated natural products as the lead candidates for novel drug discovery. This main focus of this Special Issue “Plant-based Bioactive Natural Products: Insights into Molecular Mechanisms of Action” is to cover the recent advances in science related to the molecular mechanisms of action of natural products. A total of nine articles were published in this Special Issue, including two original research articles and two review articles. This Special Issue has provided some new experimental data on bioactive natural products and their detailed mechanisms of action for biological activities. Similarly, review articles have provided state-of-the-art information on the related topics. I would like to thank all the authors for submitting their manuscripts and the reviewers and editors for their contribution to this Special Issue. Furthermore, I am also grateful to the handling editors and staffs of Applied Sciences for their support during the preparation and finalization of this Special Issue.

Medicine --- foodborne diseases --- giardiasis --- herbal drugs --- ethnobotany --- toxoplasmosis --- srophularia buergeriana --- cognitive impairment --- amyloid beta --- tau phosphorylation --- oxidative stress --- anti-apoptotic --- Terminalia chebula fruit --- osteoarthritis --- AyuFlex® --- cartilage collapse --- MMPs --- inflammation response --- vascular inflammation --- liensinine --- VSMC --- macrophage --- proliferation --- migration --- Nigella sativa --- methicillin-resistant --- Staphylococcus aureus --- synergism --- beta-lactam --- antibiotics --- artichoke by-products --- phenolic compounds --- HPLC-ESI-TOF-MS --- PLE --- GRAS --- Scrophularia buergeriana --- anti-amnesic effect --- cholinergic neurotransmission --- anti-oxidant --- anti-inflammation --- Vepris macropylla --- essential oil --- citral --- antiproliferative activity --- fluorescence and scanning electron microscopy --- human breast cancer cell line --- Vaccinium species --- phytochemicals --- berry --- leaf --- anti-inflammatory pathways --- endothelial dysfunction --- natural products --- bioactive compounds --- medicinal plants --- bioactivity --- mechanism of action --- traditional medicines

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Medicinal plants have been used for the maintenance of human health since ancient times, in the form of food, spices, and traditional medicines. Medicinal plant-based traditional medicines serve as the primary healthcare systems in various countries even in recent times. Alongside this, medicinal plants have also served as the one of the main sources for the discovery of new therapeutic agents. At present, various plant extracts and their isolated phytochemicals are screened and evaluated for their diverse pharmacological activities related to both communicable and non-communicable diseases. However, comparatively little focus is given to the detailed mechanism of action of these agents on the molecular level. Molecular mechanism-based studies are essential for the development of evidence-based traditional medicines as well as for the development of isolated natural products as the lead candidates for novel drug discovery. This main focus of this Special Issue “Plant-based Bioactive Natural Products: Insights into Molecular Mechanisms of Action” is to cover the recent advances in science related to the molecular mechanisms of action of natural products. A total of nine articles were published in this Special Issue, including two original research articles and two review articles. This Special Issue has provided some new experimental data on bioactive natural products and their detailed mechanisms of action for biological activities. Similarly, review articles have provided state-of-the-art information on the related topics. I would like to thank all the authors for submitting their manuscripts and the reviewers and editors for their contribution to this Special Issue. Furthermore, I am also grateful to the handling editors and staffs of Applied Sciences for their support during the preparation and finalization of this Special Issue.

Medicine --- foodborne diseases --- giardiasis --- herbal drugs --- ethnobotany --- toxoplasmosis --- srophularia buergeriana --- cognitive impairment --- amyloid beta --- tau phosphorylation --- oxidative stress --- anti-apoptotic --- Terminalia chebula fruit --- osteoarthritis --- AyuFlex® --- cartilage collapse --- MMPs --- inflammation response --- vascular inflammation --- liensinine --- VSMC --- macrophage --- proliferation --- migration --- Nigella sativa --- methicillin-resistant --- Staphylococcus aureus --- synergism --- beta-lactam --- antibiotics --- artichoke by-products --- phenolic compounds --- HPLC-ESI-TOF-MS --- PLE --- GRAS --- Scrophularia buergeriana --- anti-amnesic effect --- cholinergic neurotransmission --- anti-oxidant --- anti-inflammation --- Vepris macropylla --- essential oil --- citral --- antiproliferative activity --- fluorescence and scanning electron microscopy --- human breast cancer cell line --- Vaccinium species --- phytochemicals --- berry --- leaf --- anti-inflammatory pathways --- endothelial dysfunction --- natural products --- bioactive compounds --- medicinal plants --- bioactivity --- mechanism of action --- traditional medicines

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Structural and Functional Analysis of Extracts in Plants collects 1 editorial, 3 reviews, and 26 research articles reporting recent research findings which cover several aspects of plant-derived bioactive compounds, to correlate extraction techniques with the chemical composition of extracts and their bioactivity for identifying molecules that might be used as active substances in a wide variety of areas.This book is a valuable resource for members of the scientific community wishing to further explore plants and the therapeutic applications of their bioactive compounds. It will appeal to scholars, teachers and scientists involved in plant product research, and facilitate the development of innovative new drugs.

Research & information: general --- Biology, life sciences --- hierarchical cluster analysis --- principal component analysis --- ultrasound-assisted extraction --- triterpenic acid --- Ziziphus jujuba --- water-pepper --- FRAP --- DPPH --- polarity-based solvent extraction --- α-amylase inhibition --- circular economy --- green biorefinery --- polyunsaturated fatty acids --- phytochemicals --- amino acids --- food and feed --- UHPLC-ESI-ORBITRAP-MS/MS --- Bergenia emeiensis --- polysaccharides --- optimization --- RSM --- acrylamide-induced damage --- Sorbus commixta fruit --- anti-melanoma activity --- caspase-3 --- polyphenolic compounds --- depression --- antioxidant --- cytokines --- anti-inflammatory --- cytotoxicity --- medicinal mushroom --- Psilocybe natalensis --- coak oak --- chlorophyll --- terpenes --- lupeol --- cuticular permeance --- Suaeda vermiculata --- halophyte --- aqueous-ethanolic extract --- liver toxicity --- hepatoprotective --- liver disorders --- mass spectrometry --- LC-MS --- HepG-2 --- HepG-2/ADR --- zebrafish --- toxicity --- embryotoxicity --- medicinal plant --- animal model --- Crocus sativus --- in vivo --- carrageenan --- analgesic --- antidepressant --- anticoagulant --- adipogenesis --- AMPK --- anti-obesity --- triglycerides --- UCP1 --- Anacardiaceae --- design of experiments (DOEs) --- flavonoids --- green extraction --- HPLC-DAD --- LC-MS/MS --- tannins --- ultrasound assisted-extraction (UAE) --- compact mass spectrometry --- cleansing properties --- detergent plants --- phytochemical --- tissue culture --- Arbutus pavarii --- antibacterial activity --- MRSA --- time-kill curves --- ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography --- mass spectrometry (UHPLC- ESI-MS/MS) --- Trigonella stellata --- caffeic acid --- osteoporosis --- osteoblast --- osteoclast --- BMP --- Euphorbia cuneata --- Euphorbiaceae --- lipopolysaccharide --- oxidative stress --- NF-κB --- lung injury --- pachycereus weberi --- escontria chiotilla --- antioxidant activity --- phenolic compounds --- betalains --- food composition --- food analysis --- Scrophularia buergeriana --- S. koraiensis --- S. takesimensis --- harpagoside --- osteoclast differentiation --- RANKL --- Araucaria angustifolia --- bioactive compounds --- cysteine protease inhibitor --- functional food --- insecticide --- plant extracts --- termites --- tumor cells --- pine nuts --- urban pest --- polyphenols --- fruit development --- natural food colorant --- Sambucus canadensis --- Japanese knotweed --- Reynoutria --- Polygonum --- Polygonaceae --- anthraquinones --- emodin --- physcion --- HPTLC --- HPTLC-MS --- densitometry --- carrot juices --- carotenoids --- high-speed juicer --- low-speed juicer --- food processing --- extraction --- glucosinolates --- kale (Brassica oleracea var. acephala) --- phenolics --- candelilla plant --- antioxidant properties --- antimicrobial activity --- candelilla cultivation --- candelilla wax --- polysterols --- saponins --- therapeutic properties --- sage --- stirring and heating extraction --- mechanochemical extraction --- antiproliferative activity --- mutagenicity --- anticoagulant activity --- Rosmarinus officinalis --- hydroalcoholic extract --- Sam-Myo-Whan --- traditional medicine --- gouty arthritis --- inflammation --- monosodium urate --- Underutilized Mexican plants --- Cactus fruits --- Antioxidant activities --- Antiproliferative properties