The Antimicrobial and Antivirulent Effects of Natural Products and Their Nanoparticles
A special issue of Antibiotics (ISSN 2079-6382). This special issue belongs to the section "Novel Antimicrobial Agents".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2021) | Viewed by 9781
Special Issue Editors
Interests: biofilm; foodborne microorganisms; antimicrobial resistance; pathogenicity and virulence; stress response; quorum sensing; polymicrobial interaction
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Interests: phytochemicals; probiotics; prebiotics; gut microbiota; nutrition; functional food
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Interests: polyphenols; flavonoids; antibacterial effect; gut microbiota
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Interests: drug discovery; bioorganic chemistry; mycochemistry; anti-mycobacterial agents; nanoparticles
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Many natural products exhibit antimicrobial and antivirulent effects and have been considered potential alternatives to antibiotics. Therefore, understanding the antimicrobial and antivirulent effects of natural products (e.g., phytochemicals, essential oils, polysaccharides, and bioactive peptides/proteins) and their underlying mechanisms of action can provide a scientific basis for their further applications as antibiotic alternatives. Coupled to this are advances in knowledge and applications of different nanoparticles, including lipid-based, polymer-based, carbohydrate-based, protein-based, metal-based, nucleic-acid-based nanoparticles, etc., to encapsulate natural compounds to derive enhanced and targeted therapeutic effects.
This Special Issue seeks manuscript submissions that improve our understanding of the antimicrobial and antivirulent effects of natural products and their nanoparticle equivalents. Manuscripts about the discovery of novel antimicrobial and antivirulent natural products (e.g., flavonoids, terpenoids, and alkaloids, essential oils, polysaccharides, peptides, and proteins), the establishment of natural product-based nanoparticles, their in vitro and in vivo antimicrobial and antivirulent effects, as well as related molecular mechanisms, and their potential applications, such as in food and medicine, are welcome for submission.
Prof. Dr. Zhenbo Xu
Prof. Dr. Ren-You Gan
Prof. Dr. Huabin Li
Dr. Vuyo Mavumengwana
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- natural compounds
- nanoparticles
- bacteriostatic and bactericidal effects
- antivirulent effects
- anti-biofilm
- quorum sensing suppression
- mechanisms of action
- applications
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