Plants are rich in natural chemical compounds, including flavonoids, alkaloids, polyphenols, polysaccharides, quinonoid, saponins, etc. In general, plant natural compounds show a broad spectrum of activities against insects, fungi, bacteria and viruses. Some natural compounds are readily extracted from plants and show sound lethal or teratogenic effects (or other negative activity) against pests or microorganisms, potentially developing into commercial pesticides. Plant natural compounds with similar structures usually function on the same targets in insects or microorganisms. It is also possible to modify plant natural compounds to acquire chemicals with higher bioactivity. Such modification or synthesis can also be achieved by biosynthesis under laboratory conditions.
The aim of this Research Topic is to collect the latest research advances in the field of plant natural products for pest management, mainly including (1) Isolation and characterisation of new plant natural compounds with lethal or other effects on pests, and insects, or microorganisms. (2) New materials, methods, and technologies developed for isolation, purification, or identification of natural compounds. (3) Mechanism of targeting of plant natural compounds on pest, insects or microorganisms. (4) Discovery and development of new anti-pathogen compounds through structural modification of existing plant natural products with known targets.
We welcome submissions of different article types, including original research papers, methods, reviews / mini-reviews, perspectives, etc., on the following subthemes but not limited to:
• Novel methods for isolation and identification of plant natural compounds
• Detection of bioactivity of plant natural compounds against pest insects or microorganisms
• New materials for isolation of active substances from plant natural compounds
• New targets and new pathways for anti-pathogenic bacteria activity of plant natural compounds
• Structure modification of plant natural compounds with active groups
Plants are rich in natural chemical compounds, including flavonoids, alkaloids, polyphenols, polysaccharides, quinonoid, saponins, etc. In general, plant natural compounds show a broad spectrum of activities against insects, fungi, bacteria and viruses. Some natural compounds are readily extracted from plants and show sound lethal or teratogenic effects (or other negative activity) against pests or microorganisms, potentially developing into commercial pesticides. Plant natural compounds with similar structures usually function on the same targets in insects or microorganisms. It is also possible to modify plant natural compounds to acquire chemicals with higher bioactivity. Such modification or synthesis can also be achieved by biosynthesis under laboratory conditions.
The aim of this Research Topic is to collect the latest research advances in the field of plant natural products for pest management, mainly including (1) Isolation and characterisation of new plant natural compounds with lethal or other effects on pests, and insects, or microorganisms. (2) New materials, methods, and technologies developed for isolation, purification, or identification of natural compounds. (3) Mechanism of targeting of plant natural compounds on pest, insects or microorganisms. (4) Discovery and development of new anti-pathogen compounds through structural modification of existing plant natural products with known targets.
We welcome submissions of different article types, including original research papers, methods, reviews / mini-reviews, perspectives, etc., on the following subthemes but not limited to:
• Novel methods for isolation and identification of plant natural compounds
• Detection of bioactivity of plant natural compounds against pest insects or microorganisms
• New materials for isolation of active substances from plant natural compounds
• New targets and new pathways for anti-pathogenic bacteria activity of plant natural compounds
• Structure modification of plant natural compounds with active groups
