Phytochemicals are bioactive compounds in grains, vegetables, fruits, and other plant foods, which have been proposed to account for reducing the risk of some chronic diseases, including type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, obesity, and cancers. Phytochemicals include phenolics, carotenoids, alkaloids, organosulfur compounds, and nitrogen-containing compounds. More than 5000 phytochemicals were identified in plants, but a large part is still unknown. The benefits of phytochemicals are attributed to their bioactivities, including anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, anticancer, antiviral activities, etc. Increasing convincing evidence reveals that the health benefits of phytochemicals are currently underestimated, and need to be unraveled by more studies. Most phytochemicals have poor stability, solubility, and bioavailability, thus limiting their application in supplements, foods, and pharmaceuticals. There is a growing need to develop a novel delivery system to protect, encapsulate, and control the release of phytochemicals.
This Research Topic aims to understand the research advances of profiles, bioactivities, and delivery strategy of dietary phytochemicals in different plant food products, thus contributing to the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases.
The scope of this Research Topic includes but is not limited to:
· Profiling phytochemicals (phenolics, carotenoids, alkaloids, organosulfur compounds, and nitrogen-containing compounds) of plant foods or natural products and the effect of processing on the profiles of phytochemicals;
· Anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, anticancer, antiviral, and other chronic diseases preventive activities of phytochemicals;
· Delivery strategy for enhancing activity and/or stability of phytochemicals, and controlling the release of phytochemicals in the gastrointestinal tract;
· The interactions between phytochemicals and gut microbiota, and the effect of these interactions on the host’s health;
· Evaluation of bioaccessibility and bioavailability of phytochemicals using in vitro/in vivo model.
Phytochemicals are bioactive compounds in grains, vegetables, fruits, and other plant foods, which have been proposed to account for reducing the risk of some chronic diseases, including type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, obesity, and cancers. Phytochemicals include phenolics, carotenoids, alkaloids, organosulfur compounds, and nitrogen-containing compounds. More than 5000 phytochemicals were identified in plants, but a large part is still unknown. The benefits of phytochemicals are attributed to their bioactivities, including anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, anticancer, antiviral activities, etc. Increasing convincing evidence reveals that the health benefits of phytochemicals are currently underestimated, and need to be unraveled by more studies. Most phytochemicals have poor stability, solubility, and bioavailability, thus limiting their application in supplements, foods, and pharmaceuticals. There is a growing need to develop a novel delivery system to protect, encapsulate, and control the release of phytochemicals.
This Research Topic aims to understand the research advances of profiles, bioactivities, and delivery strategy of dietary phytochemicals in different plant food products, thus contributing to the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases.
The scope of this Research Topic includes but is not limited to:
· Profiling phytochemicals (phenolics, carotenoids, alkaloids, organosulfur compounds, and nitrogen-containing compounds) of plant foods or natural products and the effect of processing on the profiles of phytochemicals;
· Anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, anticancer, antiviral, and other chronic diseases preventive activities of phytochemicals;
· Delivery strategy for enhancing activity and/or stability of phytochemicals, and controlling the release of phytochemicals in the gastrointestinal tract;
· The interactions between phytochemicals and gut microbiota, and the effect of these interactions on the host’s health;
· Evaluation of bioaccessibility and bioavailability of phytochemicals using in vitro/in vivo model.