Bioactive Molecules for Biodegradation and Antimicrobials

Dear Colleagues,

The environment and public health are considered significant factors in determining a healthy society. Environmental deterioration due to human intervention leads to severe damage both to the environment and the health of humans, livestock, and water bodies. This environmental pollution is also one of the reasons for the microbial community that affects human health. Therefore, the development of antimicrobials is also in need to maintain a healthy society. Unfortunately, the link between environmental health and antimicrobials is not sufficiently explored in existing literature and research.

Furthermore, the need for bioactive molecules from synthetic and natural compounds, and their role in maintaining the environment and human health, are yet to be explored. Therefore, the development of antimicrobials from natural compounds to overcome antimicrobial resistance has also been an interesting research area in the last decade. This aim of this Special Issue is to increase understanding of synthesizing and exploring various natural compounds for:

1. Effective degradation of environmental pollutants;
2. Effective antimicrobial treatment against various resistance microbes.

In this Special Issue, we intend to collect contributions, including reviews and original articles, dealing with successful stories related to bioactive molecules for biodegradation and antimicrobials. The topics of interest include but are not limited to the following:

1. Natural/synthetic antimicrobial compounds for bacteria and viruses;
2. New trends in developing antimicrobial agents;
3. Bioactive molecules for antimicrobial resistance microbes;
4. Bioactive molecules for degradation of organic pollutants;
5. Bioactive molecules for preventing biocorrosion in structures;
6. Bioactive molecules for degradation of tannery waste;
7. Bioactive molecules for degradation of heavy metals;
8. 8. Bioactive whole-cell biocatalyst for recovery of heavy metals. 

Dr. Muralikannan Maruthamuthu
Dr. Nagendran Tharmalingam
Dr. Aruliah Rajasekar
Guest Editors

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