Plant-Derived Antibiotics
A section of Antibiotics (ISSN 2079-6382).
Section Information
The Plant-Derived Antibiotics Section of the journal Antibiotics publishes original research and review articles reporting on antimicrobial effects of phytochemicals. The purpose of this Section is to address the need for new and complementary antimicrobials from plant sources. In particular, but not exclusively, the Section invites contributions reporting on:
- The isolation, structure elucidation, and antimicrobial (antibacterial, antifungal, antiparasitic) characterization of phytochemicals.
- Synergistic effects of phytochemical components, either combination of components, or enhancement of the activities of known antibiotics.
- Structure–activity relationships of antimicrobial phytochemicals.
- Antimicrobial effects of characterized essential oils.
- Application and practical use of antimicrobial phytochemicals in stored products, foods, or medicinal preparation (in vitro or in vivo).
- Ethnobotanical studies of anti-infectious herbal medicines with clear relation to the chemical composition of the material.
Manuscripts reporting on the screening of crude plant extracts will not normally be considered for publication in this Section. Manuscripts dealing with zone-of-inhibition assays will not normally be considered for publication; biological activities should be further quantified by MIC, IC50, or other statistical determinations.
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Antimicrobial Activities of Medicinal Plants and Their Formulations (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Natural Alternatives and Their Synthetic Derivatives to Antibiotics (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Editorial Board Members' Collection Series: Plant-Powered Solutions: Uncovering the Antibiotic Potential of Medicinal Plants (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Antimicrobial Activity of Secondary Metabolites Produced in Nature (Deadline: 15 January 2025)
- New Natural Products as Candidates for the Discovery of Antimicrobial Drugs (Deadline: 15 January 2025)
- Innovations in Plant-Based Antibiotic and Antiviral Agents (Deadline: 20 January 2025)
- Natural Products and Bio-Nanomaterials: Novel Strategies to Overcome Antibiotic Resistance (Deadline: 20 January 2025)
- Antimicrobial and Antibiofilm Activity by Natural Compounds (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- Plants, Lichens, Fungi, and Algae Extracts and Derivatives with Antimicrobial Properties for Nutrition and Health (Deadline: 20 February 2025)
- Essential Oil of the Plants: Chemical Composition, Antimicrobial Activity, and Biological Applications (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Antimicrobial and Anti-infective Activity of Natural Products, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Antimicrobial Activity of Plants Against Emerging or Drug-Resistant Human Pathogens (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- The Search for Antimicrobial Agents from Natural Products (Deadline: 15 May 2025)
- Bioactive Natural Products in Antimicrobial Resistance Management (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
- Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Efficacy of Essential Oils (Deadline: 15 June 2025)
- Antimicrobial Extracts and Compounds Derived from Plants (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Antibacterial, Antibiofilm and Anti-virulence Activity Research of Both Natural and Synthetic Products, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Natural Extracts as Antimicrobial Agents in Infectious Disease Therapy (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Antimicrobial Properties of Essential Oils: Activities, Mechanisms, Applications, and Therapeutic Potential (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
