Antimicrobial Activity from Volatile Natural Products
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Natural Products Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2022) | Viewed by 2636
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The use of volatile natural products, such as essential oils, as sanitizing agents or preservatives dates to ancient civilizations. It is believed that the ancient Egyptians were the first to recognize these fragrance properties. Currently, the rise in multidrug-resistant microbial infections is increasing with the pandemic, accelerating outbreaks of hospital infections. The synergistic effects of antibiotics and essential oils can be one strategy to counter the resistance mechanisms developed in multidrug-resistant microorganisms. An additional advantage of natural volatiles is that they can be used in the preventive treatment of nosocomial infections. Due to their volatility, they can treat large areas without requiring direct contact with surfaces, which makes them suitable for using as disinfectants of rooms and as air decontaminants as well as in the removal and prevention of microbial biofilms.
The purpose of this Special Issue is to compile original research and critical reviews on various aspects of antimicrobial properties from natural volatiles. Topics related to advances in methods and technologies pertinent to multidisciplinary studies on new natural volatiles, such as synergism, mechanism of action, and vapor phase activity, are particularly welcome. The papers should contribute significantly to further scientific knowledge in the above-mentioned research fields.
Prof. Dr. Paulo Roberto H. Moreno
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- volatile constituents
- essential oils
- antimicrobial activity
- antibiofilm activity
- antibiotic-resistance
- vapor phase activity
- synergy studies
