Antimicrobial Activities of Bioactive Components from Honeybee Products

Dear Colleagues,

Natural compounds from honeybee products with biological properties currently offer a real alternative to conventional antibiotics. The antimicrobial activities of honeybee products stem from their complex composition, which includes phenolic compounds, flavonoids, enzymes, and organic acids. These bioactive compounds inhibit the growth of bacteria, fungi, and viruses through various mechanisms, including disruption of cell membranes, interference with bacterial enzyme function, and the generation of reactive oxygen species. As the global health crisis of antibiotic resistance intensifies, these natural substances from honeybee products offer promising solutions due to their unique and multifaceted mechanisms of action, which differ from traditional antibiotics.

This Special Issue titled “Antimicrobial Activities of Bioactive Components from Honeybee Products” works in parallel with other Special Issues from MDPI journals regarding the chemistry and properties of bee products, demonstrating that bioactive compounds from honeybee products create a powerful natural defense system against human and animal pathogens, and these natural alternatives are extremely valuable in modern medicine.

Having this in mind, this Special Issue of Antibiotics is waiting submissions of reviews, research papers, and short communications that can improve the existing knowledge about composition and activities of these natural products, with high bioactive properties, fewer side effects, and no resistance developed compared to synthetic antibiotics.

Topics include, but are not limited to, the antibacterial activity, antimycotic activity, antibiofilm activity, and antiviral activity of honeybee products.

Dr. Otilia Bobis
Dr. Adriana Cristina Urcan
Dr. Claudia Pașca
Guest Editors

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