Water Extraction of Bioactive Compounds
- 2nd Edition - November 1, 2026
- Latest edition
- Editors: Herminia Dominguez, Maria Jesus Gonzalez Munoz
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 4 9 0 5 6 - 9
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 4 9 0 5 7 - 6
Water Extraction of Bioactive Compounds: From Plants to Drug Development draws together the expert knowledge of researchers from around the world to outline the essential knowledge… Read more
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Water Extraction of Bioactive Compounds: From Plants to Drug Development draws together the expert knowledge of researchers from around the world to outline the essential knowledge and techniques required to successfully extract bioactive compounds for further study or for practical applications. The book is an updated resource for biochemists, medicinal chemists, food technologist, pharmaceutical scientists, chemical engineers and academics working in the discovery and development of drugs from natural sources. The discovery and extraction of bioactive plant compounds from natural sources is of growing interest to functional foods, nutraceuticals, cosmeceuticals and pharmaceutical developers, adding greater fuel to a simultaneous search for efficient, green technologies to support this. Water Extraction of Bioactive Compounds: From Plants to Drug Development is a detailed guide to the fundamental concepts and considerations needed to successfully undertake such processes, supported by application examples and highlighting the most influential variables. Beginning with an introduction to plants as sources of drugs, the book highlights the need for a move towards both more rational and greener techniques in the field and presents multiple innovative water-based strategies for the extraction of bioactive constituents of botanicals. A broad range of available techniques are reviewed, including conventional and pressurized hot water extraction techniques, intensified processes such as microwave-assisted, ultrasound-assisted processes, enzyme assisted extraction, pulsed electric fields, and processes using combined techniques.
• Covers the theoretical background and range of techniques available to researchers, helping them to select the most appropriate extraction method for their needs.
• Presents up-to-date and cutting-edge applications by international experts.
• Highlights current use and future potential for industrial scale applications.
• Offers an overview of the potential of plants as sources of drugs, and some patents claiming the use of water-based extraction.
• Presents up-to-date and cutting-edge applications by international experts.
• Highlights current use and future potential for industrial scale applications.
• Offers an overview of the potential of plants as sources of drugs, and some patents claiming the use of water-based extraction.
Students, academics, industry professionals in the fields of Natural Products Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Biology.
SECTION I
1. Plant as source of drugs. Constituents and biological actions.
2. Searching for green solvents: water
3.Extraction, mechanisms, green solvents, bioactive, intensification, combination
SECTION II. Intensification strategies Subcritical water
4. Production of amino and organic acids from protein using sub-critical water technology
5. Hydrolysis of biopolymers in near critical and subcritical water
6. Subcritical water extraction and neoformation of antioxidants
7. Depolymerization and extraction of oligosaccharides from agro-industrial wastes
8. CO2 assisted subcritical water extraction
9. NaDES assisted subcritical water extraction
10. Subcritical water extraction of alkaloids Microwave assisted water extraction
11. Fundamentals of Microwave-assisted Extraction
12. Microwave superheated water of arabinoxylooligosaccharides
13. Microwave-assisted extraction of flavonoids
14. Microwave-assisted extraction of betalains
15. Microwave-assisted hydrothermal degradation of silk protein to amino acids (chapter, non experimental)
16. Microwave hydrodifussion and gravity for extraction and drying Ultrasound assisted water extraction
17. Fundamentals of Ultrasound assisted extraction
18. Ultrasound-assisted extraction of bioactive carbohydrates
19. Ultrasound assisted extraction of bioactive peptides and protein
20. Ultrasound assisted extraction of Silymarin Extraction from Silybum marianum L. Gaertner Enzyme assisted aqueous extraction
21. Fundamentals of enzyme assisted extraction
22. Enzyme aided extraction of phenolic compounds
23. Enzyme extraction of bioactive polysaccharides
24. Bioactive peptides and proteins
25. Bioactive lipids Assistance with other technologies Novel assisted extraction techniques
26. Potential of Pulsed electric fields for the aqueous extraction of plant bioactive
27. Negative pressure cavitation extraction
SECTION III. Fractionation, purification and use
28. Adsorption on resins for the recovery/purification of bioactive from aqueous extraction
29. Membrane recovery and fractionation of bioactive from aqueous extracts
30. Formulation of hydrogels
31. Synthesis of Green nanoparticles
32. Encapsulation of bioactives
33. Life Cycle Assessment of water extracted plant bioactives
1. Plant as source of drugs. Constituents and biological actions.
2. Searching for green solvents: water
3.Extraction, mechanisms, green solvents, bioactive, intensification, combination
SECTION II. Intensification strategies Subcritical water
4. Production of amino and organic acids from protein using sub-critical water technology
5. Hydrolysis of biopolymers in near critical and subcritical water
6. Subcritical water extraction and neoformation of antioxidants
7. Depolymerization and extraction of oligosaccharides from agro-industrial wastes
8. CO2 assisted subcritical water extraction
9. NaDES assisted subcritical water extraction
10. Subcritical water extraction of alkaloids Microwave assisted water extraction
11. Fundamentals of Microwave-assisted Extraction
12. Microwave superheated water of arabinoxylooligosaccharides
13. Microwave-assisted extraction of flavonoids
14. Microwave-assisted extraction of betalains
15. Microwave-assisted hydrothermal degradation of silk protein to amino acids (chapter, non experimental)
16. Microwave hydrodifussion and gravity for extraction and drying Ultrasound assisted water extraction
17. Fundamentals of Ultrasound assisted extraction
18. Ultrasound-assisted extraction of bioactive carbohydrates
19. Ultrasound assisted extraction of bioactive peptides and protein
20. Ultrasound assisted extraction of Silymarin Extraction from Silybum marianum L. Gaertner Enzyme assisted aqueous extraction
21. Fundamentals of enzyme assisted extraction
22. Enzyme aided extraction of phenolic compounds
23. Enzyme extraction of bioactive polysaccharides
24. Bioactive peptides and proteins
25. Bioactive lipids Assistance with other technologies Novel assisted extraction techniques
26. Potential of Pulsed electric fields for the aqueous extraction of plant bioactive
27. Negative pressure cavitation extraction
SECTION III. Fractionation, purification and use
28. Adsorption on resins for the recovery/purification of bioactive from aqueous extraction
29. Membrane recovery and fractionation of bioactive from aqueous extracts
30. Formulation of hydrogels
31. Synthesis of Green nanoparticles
32. Encapsulation of bioactives
33. Life Cycle Assessment of water extracted plant bioactives
- Edition: 2
- Latest edition
- Published: November 1, 2026
- Language: English
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Herminia Dominguez
Dr. Herminia Domínguez received her PhD Degree in Chemistry from the University of Santiago de Compostela. She is professor of Chemical Engineering at University of Vigo (Spain), where she has been working on the extraction of bioactive compounds from underutilized and residual sources using green technologies, particularly pressurized solvents and membrane technology.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, University of Vigo, SpainMG
Maria Jesus Gonzalez Munoz
María Jesús González Muñoz is Chemical Engineer from the University of Oviedo (Spain) where she completed her PhD on the recovery of organic compounds from aqueous streams using membrane technologies. She worked as postdoctoral researcher at the University of Vigo (Spain) on the extraction and purification of bioactive compounds from vegetable biomass and mushrooms. Currently, she works at the private industry in the analytical quality control of textile/cosmetic industry but continues as an external collaborator at the University of Vigo.
Affiliations and expertise
University of Vigo, Spain