Bioactive Compounds from Natural Sources: Characterization and Biological Evaluation
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Natural Products Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (28 February 2023) | Viewed by 25309
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Overuse of antibiotics has led to the rapidly spreading resistance of microorganisms to known drugs. It is estimated that currently around 1 million people die each year from multi-drug-resistant microorganisms, and this number could increase tenfold over the next three decades. Hence, there is an urgent need to search for new drugs with a broad antimicrobial activity, as only the implementation of such agents will be profitable for pharmaceutical companies. Futhermore, not only medicine but also organic farming is looking for new natural antimicrobial agents, especially those with fungicidal activity, which could replace synthetic fungicides necessary to protect, for example, grapes and other fruits.Most antimicrobial compounds are derived from plants and microorganisms. These natural sources are rich in as yet unexplored secondary metabolites that have the potential to be new antimicrobial agents. Currently, many interdisciplinary teams of chemists and microbiologists conduct intensive research in this area, so we believe that it is worth devoting a special issue of Molecules to it. Therefore, we welcome studies that present research outcomes on all aspects of searching of new antimicrobial agents, including but not limited to the following topics:
Natural compounds with antimicrobial activity;Methods of production, isolation and purification;Scope of activity;Mechanisms of action;Chemical characteristics.
Dr. Jolanta Mierzejewska
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- natural compounds
- chemical composition
- plant extracts
- secondary metabolites
- biological activity
- antibacterial
- antifungal
- cytotoxicity
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