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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.

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 --- 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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Continuous research advances have been observed in the field of environmentally-friendly polymers and polymer composites due to the dependence of polymers on fossil fuels and the sustainability issues related to plastic wastes. This book compiles the most recent research works in biopolymers, their blends and composites, and the use of natural additives, such as vegetable oils and other renewable and waste-derived liquids, with their marked environmental efficiency devoted to developing novel sustainable materials. Therefore, Environmentally Friendly Polymers and Polymer Composites provides an overview to scientists of the potential of these environmentally friendly materials and helps engineers to apply these new materials for industrial purposes.

Research & information: general --- PLA --- PCL --- TPS --- biopolymer blends --- mechanical properties --- compostable plastics --- green composites --- natural fillers --- poly(butylene succinate) (PBS) --- almond shell flour (ASF) --- poly (lactic acid) (PLA) --- poly(butylene succinate-co-adipate) (PBSA) --- binary blends --- shape memory behaviour --- polymer‒matrix composites (PMCs) --- thermomechanical --- electron microscopy --- compatibilizers --- poly(lactic acid) (PLA) --- natural fibre (NF) --- nano-hydroxyapatite (nHA) --- flammability --- crab shell --- chitin --- spherical microgels --- reverse micelle --- gelation --- chitosan (CS) --- anti-oxidant --- anti-apoptotic activity --- rotenone --- Parkinson’s disease (PD) --- composite materials --- hybrid resin --- natural reinforcement --- non-uniformities --- mechanical behavior --- antifungal activity --- dendrimer --- Origanum majorana L. essential oil --- Phytophthora infestans --- maleinized linseed oil MLO --- poly(lactic acid) --- diatomaceous earth --- biocomposites --- active containers --- polymer mixtures --- blends --- cashew nut shell liquid (CNSL) --- polypropylene --- high impact polystyrene --- compatibilization --- PHB --- PHBV --- rice husk --- biosustainability --- waste valorization --- bacterial cellulose --- natural rubber --- reinforcing --- biodegradable polymers --- Arboform --- epoxidized oil --- maleinized linseed oil --- toughness --- thermal stability --- pectin --- food packaging --- active compounds --- agro-waste residues --- circular economy --- graphene oxide --- size selection --- sodium alginate --- bio-based polymers --- biodegradable polyesters --- wood plastic composites --- natural additives and fillers --- composites characterization --- bioplastics manufacturing --- PLA --- PCL --- TPS --- biopolymer blends --- mechanical properties --- compostable plastics --- green composites --- natural fillers --- poly(butylene succinate) (PBS) --- almond shell flour (ASF) --- poly (lactic acid) (PLA) --- poly(butylene succinate-co-adipate) (PBSA) --- binary blends --- shape memory behaviour --- polymer‒matrix composites (PMCs) --- thermomechanical --- electron microscopy --- compatibilizers --- poly(lactic acid) (PLA) --- natural fibre (NF) --- nano-hydroxyapatite (nHA) --- flammability --- crab shell --- chitin --- spherical microgels --- reverse micelle --- gelation --- chitosan (CS) --- anti-oxidant --- anti-apoptotic activity --- rotenone --- Parkinson’s disease (PD) --- composite materials --- hybrid resin --- natural reinforcement --- non-uniformities --- mechanical behavior --- antifungal activity --- dendrimer --- Origanum majorana L. essential oil --- Phytophthora infestans --- maleinized linseed oil MLO --- poly(lactic acid) --- diatomaceous earth --- biocomposites --- active containers --- polymer mixtures --- blends --- cashew nut shell liquid (CNSL) --- polypropylene --- high impact polystyrene --- compatibilization --- PHB --- PHBV --- rice husk --- biosustainability --- waste valorization --- bacterial cellulose --- natural rubber --- reinforcing --- biodegradable polymers --- Arboform --- epoxidized oil --- maleinized linseed oil --- toughness --- thermal stability --- pectin --- food packaging --- active compounds --- agro-waste residues --- circular economy --- graphene oxide --- size selection --- sodium alginate --- bio-based polymers --- biodegradable polyesters --- wood plastic composites --- natural additives and fillers --- composites characterization --- bioplastics manufacturing

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Continuous research advances have been observed in the field of environmentally-friendly polymers and polymer composites due to the dependence of polymers on fossil fuels and the sustainability issues related to plastic wastes. This book compiles the most recent research works in biopolymers, their blends and composites, and the use of natural additives, such as vegetable oils and other renewable and waste-derived liquids, with their marked environmental efficiency devoted to developing novel sustainable materials. Therefore, Environmentally Friendly Polymers and Polymer Composites provides an overview to scientists of the potential of these environmentally friendly materials and helps engineers to apply these new materials for industrial purposes.

PLA --- PCL --- TPS --- biopolymer blends --- mechanical properties --- compostable plastics --- green composites --- natural fillers --- poly(butylene succinate) (PBS) --- almond shell flour (ASF) --- poly (lactic acid) (PLA) --- poly(butylene succinate-co-adipate) (PBSA) --- binary blends --- shape memory behaviour --- polymer‒matrix composites (PMCs) --- thermomechanical --- electron microscopy --- compatibilizers --- poly(lactic acid) (PLA) --- natural fibre (NF) --- nano-hydroxyapatite (nHA) --- flammability --- crab shell --- chitin --- spherical microgels --- reverse micelle --- gelation --- chitosan (CS) --- anti-oxidant --- anti-apoptotic activity --- rotenone --- Parkinson’s disease (PD) --- composite materials --- hybrid resin --- natural reinforcement --- non-uniformities --- mechanical behavior --- antifungal activity --- dendrimer --- Origanum majorana L. essential oil --- Phytophthora infestans --- maleinized linseed oil MLO --- poly(lactic acid) --- diatomaceous earth --- biocomposites --- active containers --- polymer mixtures --- blends --- cashew nut shell liquid (CNSL) --- polypropylene --- high impact polystyrene --- compatibilization --- PHB --- PHBV --- rice husk --- biosustainability --- waste valorization --- bacterial cellulose --- natural rubber --- reinforcing --- biodegradable polymers --- Arboform --- epoxidized oil --- maleinized linseed oil --- toughness --- thermal stability --- pectin --- food packaging --- active compounds --- agro-waste residues --- circular economy --- graphene oxide --- size selection --- sodium alginate --- bio-based polymers --- biodegradable polyesters --- wood plastic composites --- natural additives and fillers --- composites characterization --- bioplastics manufacturing