Special Issue "Marine Anti-infective Agents"

Guest Editor
Prof. Dr. Miguel O. Mitchell
Department of Chemistry, Henson School of Science and Technology, Salisbury University, Salisbury, MD 21801-6860, USA
Website: http://faculty.salisbury.edu/~momitchell
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Interests: rational design and synthesis of antitubercular; anti-MRSA; anti-VRE and anticholinesterase agents; indole alkaloid natural product synthesis

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue will include both primary research and review articles covering anti-infective agents discovered in marine organisms. These anti-infective agents may be antibacterial, antifungal, antiprotozoan, antitubercular, and antiviral agents. These marine compounds may directlly interfere with microbial replication, block virulence (e.g., quorum sensing antagonists), or reverse multidrug resistance. Primary research articles must include full characterization (proton NMR, carbon-13 NMR, and high resolution mass spectral data) of all new compounds. Review articles must cite peer-reviewed literature from at least 2006-2011.

Prof. Dr. Miguel O. Mitchell
Guest Editor

Submission

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. Papers will be published continuously (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are refereed through a peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Marine Drugs is an international peer-reviewed Open Access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1600 CHF (Swiss Francs).

• antibacterial
• antitrypanosomal
• antimycobacterial
• antitubercular, tuberculosis
• antifungal
• antiviral
• antimalarial, malaria
• antiprotozoal
• antimonial, Leishmania