Molecular Insights into Antimicrobial Agents: Mechanisms and Applications
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Biochemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 1058
Special Issue Editor
Interests: food safety; food protection; biofilm; antimicrobial; probiotic; functional food; lactic acid bacteria; LAB
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We can announce an upcoming Special Issue entitled “Molecular Insights into Antimicrobial Agents: Mechanisms and Applications”. In an era of increasing bacterial resistance to the most available antibiotics, it is necessary to search for new substances with antibacterial activities. In addition to finding novel compounds effective regardless bacterial acquired resistance, it is vital to understand the mechanisms of action of these substances’ influence on microbial cells.
In this Special Issue, we encourage scholars in the field to submit scientific papers, including research articles, scientific communications, and review articles, dealing both with the discovery of new antibacterial molecules and their possible applications and scope of action, as well as papers explaining their possible mechanisms. Publications should focus on molecular aspects, but this Special Issue is not limited to that topic. We also request articles on current solutions or new strategies for combating resistant pathogens based on the nature of their developed resistance.
Submissions should cover topic such as the following:
- The development of novel antimicrobial agents accompanied by the comprehensive elucidation of their modes of action;
- The in-depth investigation of resistance mechanisms and formulation of strategic interventions to mitigate them;
- Cutting-edge methods for assessing the effectiveness of antimicrobial treatments both qualitatively and quantitatively;
- Combining known and innovative antibacterial compounds and other strategies for the more effective inhibition of pathogens and biofilms;
- Interdisciplinary research combining microbiology with emerging fields such as nanotechnology, synthetic biology, bioengineering, etc., as well as sciences devoted to designing possible new antimicrobials and predicting their efficacy;
- The applications and modes of use of antibacterial substances in medicine, agriculture, industry, and aquaculture.
Dr. Aleksandra Maria Kocot
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- antimicrobial compounds
- antibacterial activity
- antibiotic resistance
- pathogen-tailored therapeutic targeting
- novel antimicrobials
- molecular aspects of the mechanisms of action of antibacterial substances
- effectiveness of antibacterial substances
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