Plant-Derived Antibiotics
A section of Antibiotics (ISSN 2079-6382).
Section Information
The ‘Plant-Derived Antibiotics’ Section of the journal Antibiotics publishes original research and review articles reporting on antimicrobial effects of phytochemicals. The purpose of this Section is to address the need for new and complementary antimicrobials from plant sources. In particular, but not exclusively, the Section invites contributions that examine the following topics:
- The isolation, structural elucidation, and antimicrobial (antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, and antiparasitic) characterization of phytochemicals.
- Synergistic effects of phytochemical components, either as a combination of components or as an enhancement of the activities of known antibiotics.
- Structure–activity relationships of antimicrobial phytochemicals.
- Antimicrobial effects of characterized essential oils.
- The application and practical use of antimicrobial phytochemicals in stored products, foods, or medicinal preparations (in vitro or in vivo).
- Ethnobotanical studies of anti-infectious herbal medicines with clear relation to the chemical composition of the material.
- Mechanisms of activity of antimicrobial phytochemicals.
- The clinical evaluation of antimicrobial phytochemicals or characterized herbal formulations.
- Phytochemical structures as scaffolds for the development of new antimicrobials.
- Tannins.
- Essential oils.
- Terpenes.
- Plant polymers such as antimicrobial peptides.
- Secondary metabolites.
- Quorum sensing.
- Membrane perturbation.
- Anti-biofilms.
- Enzyme inhibition.
- Efflux pumps.
- Plant probiotic microbes.
- New plant probiotics.
- Antibiotics from plant endophytic bacteria.
Manuscripts discussing the screening of crude plant extracts or zone-of-inhibition assays will not normally be considered for publication in this Section. Biological activities should be further quantified by MIC, IC50, or other statistical determinations.
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Antimicrobial Activity of Natural Products and Plants Extracts, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Essential Oils as Natural Antimicrobials: Extraction, Characterization, and Synergistic Applications (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Plants, Lichens, Fungi, and Algae Extracts and Derivatives with Antimicrobial Properties for Nutrition and Health, Second Edition (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Innovations in Plant-Based Antibiotic and Antiviral Agents (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Secondary Metabolites from Natural Sources: Mechanisms of Antimicrobial Action and Therapeutic Potential (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- From Nature to Laboratory Advances in Bioinspired Antimicrobial Drug Discovery (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Antimicrobial Activity of Plants Against Emerging or Drug-Resistant Human Pathogens (Deadline: 15 August 2026)
- Antimicrobial Properties of Essential Oils: Activities, Mechanisms, Applications, and Therapeutic Potential (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Evaluation of Antibacterial and Antibiofilm Activities of Plant Essential Oils Against Pathogenic Microorganisms (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Antimicrobial Potential of Phytochemicals in the Era of Antibiotic Resistance (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Bioactive Natural Products in Antimicrobial Resistance Management (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Antimicrobial Properties of Natural Substances: Alternatives for Managing Microbial Contamination (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Synthetic Biology Brings New Opportunity for Antibiotics Discovery, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Natural Antimicrobial Compounds: From Phytochemicals to Novel Therapeutic Candidates (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Natural Antimicrobials from Discovery to Application: Challenges and Opportunities (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Essential Oil of the Plants: Chemical Composition, Antimicrobial Activity, and Biological Applications, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Antimicrobial and Anti-Infective Activity of Natural Products, 3rd Edition (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Plant Natural Products as Antibacterial and Antifungal Agents for Agricultural Applications (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
