Natural Products with Antimicrobial Activity and Their Pharmaceutical Delivery Systems
A special issue of Pharmaceutics (ISSN 1999-4923). This special issue belongs to the section "Drug Delivery and Controlled Release".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 December 2025 | Viewed by 397
Special Issue Editors
2. Institute of Chemistry and Metabolism of Drugs (IQUIMEFA), University of Buenos Aires—National Scientific and Technical Research Council, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Interests: neglected diseases; antimicrobial activity; natural compounds; plant extracts; terpenoids; flavonoids; asteraceae
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2. IPLUSO/NICiTeS-ERISA-Escola Superior de Saúde Ribeiro Sanches, Rua do Telhal aos Olivais, 8-8ª, 1900-693 Lisboa, Portugal
Interests: natural products chemistry; structure-activity relationships
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2. Institute of Chemistry and Metabolism of Drugs (IQUIMEFA), University of Buenos Aires—National Scientific and Technical Research Council, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Interests: neglected diseases; terpenoids; flavonoids; Asteraceae, medicinal plants, bioactive compounds
2. Pharmaceutical Technology Research and Development Unit (UNITEFA), National University of Cordoba—National Scientific and Technical Research Council, Córdoba, Argentina
Interests: natural products; antimicrobial activity; photodinamic therapy; nanocomposites
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to invite you to submit your work to this Special Issue of Pharmaceutics titled "Natural Products with Antimicrobial Activity and Their Pharmaceutical Delivery Systems". This Special Issue will focus on the potential of natural products as antimicrobial agents and the development of innovative strategies for their delivery.
Natural products have long been a key source of compounds with antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, and antiparasitic activity, offering promising therapeutic alternatives for infectious diseases. However, their clinical application is often limited by issues related to stability, bioavailability, and specificity, highlighting the need for advancements in drug delivery systems.
This Special Issue aims at gathering high-quality research and review articles on topics including, but not limited to, the following:
- New sources of natural products with antimicrobial activity and their characterization with potential therapeutic applications in infectious diseases.
- Development of advanced delivery systems, such as nanoformulations, lipid-based carriers, smart polymers, and other innovative approaches to enhance efficacy and safety.
Please note that studies solely focused on crude plant extracts, without identification of bioactive compounds, will not be considered for publication.
We look forward to your valuable contributions!
Dr. Valeria Patricia Sülsen
Prof. Dr. Maria Do Céu Costa
Dr. Jerónimo Ulloa
Dr. Juliana Marioni
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- antibacterial
- antiparasitic
- antifungal
- antiviral
- natural compounds
- drug delivery
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