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The Importance of Extraction, Purification and Spectroscopic Analysis Techniques in the Discovery of Bioactive Natural Products

Volume: 54 Number: 2 March 31, 2026
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The Importance of Extraction, Purification and Spectroscopic Analysis Techniques in the Discovery of Bioactive Natural Products

Abstract

Since ancient times, natural resources like plants, bacteria, fungi, and marine organisms have been utilized to develop new drugs. Natural products continue to be compounds of interest today as drug candidates due to their functional group diversity, molecular asymmetry and complex structure. However, the concentration of pharmacologically active substances found in natural sources are relatively low. Furthermore, the time-intensive extraction and purification process also limits the discovery of drugs from natural resources. Therefore, the development of selective and efficient experimental procedures for the extraction and isolation of bioactive metabolites still remains essential. This review aims to comprehensively summarize both conventional and modern extraction methods used to obtain biologically active natural products, various chromatography techniques applied in their purification and isolation, and the spectroscopic techniques necessary for elucidating their chemical structures.

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Ethical Statement

This manuscript is a review article and does not involve any original research on human participants, animals, or any new experimental procedures. Therefore, no ethical approval was required.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Photochemistry

Journal Section

Review

Publication Date

March 31, 2026

Submission Date

November 4, 2025

Acceptance Date

February 13, 2026

Published in Issue

Year 2026 Volume: 54 Number: 2

APA
Tunceli, T. (2026). The Importance of Extraction, Purification and Spectroscopic Analysis Techniques in the Discovery of Bioactive Natural Products. Hacettepe Journal of Biology and Chemistry, 54(2), 149-175. https://doi.org/10.15671/hjbc.1817157
AMA
1.Tunceli T. The Importance of Extraction, Purification and Spectroscopic Analysis Techniques in the Discovery of Bioactive Natural Products. HJBC. 2026;54(2):149-175. doi:10.15671/hjbc.1817157
Chicago
Tunceli, Tuğba. 2026. “The Importance of Extraction, Purification and Spectroscopic Analysis Techniques in the Discovery of Bioactive Natural Products”. Hacettepe Journal of Biology and Chemistry 54 (2): 149-75. https://doi.org/10.15671/hjbc.1817157.
EndNote
Tunceli T (March 1, 2026) The Importance of Extraction, Purification and Spectroscopic Analysis Techniques in the Discovery of Bioactive Natural Products. Hacettepe Journal of Biology and Chemistry 54 2 149–175.
IEEE
[1]T. Tunceli, “The Importance of Extraction, Purification and Spectroscopic Analysis Techniques in the Discovery of Bioactive Natural Products”, HJBC, vol. 54, no. 2, pp. 149–175, Mar. 2026, doi: 10.15671/hjbc.1817157.
ISNAD
Tunceli, Tuğba. “The Importance of Extraction, Purification and Spectroscopic Analysis Techniques in the Discovery of Bioactive Natural Products”. Hacettepe Journal of Biology and Chemistry 54/2 (March 1, 2026): 149-175. https://doi.org/10.15671/hjbc.1817157.
JAMA
1.Tunceli T. The Importance of Extraction, Purification and Spectroscopic Analysis Techniques in the Discovery of Bioactive Natural Products. HJBC. 2026;54:149–175.
MLA
Tunceli, Tuğba. “The Importance of Extraction, Purification and Spectroscopic Analysis Techniques in the Discovery of Bioactive Natural Products”. Hacettepe Journal of Biology and Chemistry, vol. 54, no. 2, Mar. 2026, pp. 149-75, doi:10.15671/hjbc.1817157.
Vancouver
1.Tuğba Tunceli. The Importance of Extraction, Purification and Spectroscopic Analysis Techniques in the Discovery of Bioactive Natural Products. HJBC. 2026 Mar. 1;54(2):149-75. doi:10.15671/hjbc.1817157

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