Antibiotic Drug Synthesis and New Antimicrobial Compounds Identification and Testing
A special issue of Antibiotics (ISSN 2079-6382). This special issue belongs to the section "Novel Antimicrobial Agents".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2020) | Viewed by 35588
Special Issue Editors
Interests: natural antimicrobial molecules; chemically synthetized and/or modified antimicrobial molecules; antimicrobial potential testing; natural products testing; antimicrobial resistance
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Interests: chemically synthetized and/or modified antimicrobial molecules; antimicrobial potential testing; antimicrobial resistance; molecular docking; molecular descriptors
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The emergence of antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) bacteria is becoming a topic of critical importance in both human and veterinary medicine. There is a recent concern related to the possibility of AMR transmission in both commensal and zoonotic bacteria, which may explain the increasing prevalence of AMR bacteria. The social impact is estimated by ECDC at 25,000 deaths per year in the EU alone and 700,000 deaths per year globally which are caused by AMR bacteria. In this context, the development of new therapeutic strategies is needed. Alongside AMR prevention and control, the AMR combat plan includes research, development, and innovation within the following lines: (i) the discovery of new antibiotics; (ii) the design and synthesis of conventional antibiotic derivates in order to decrease the AMR; (iii) to investigate the antimicrobial potential of alternative compounds in order to replace or support conventional antibiotic therapy.
In this context, this Special Issue aims to gather the latest data regarding the synthesis and development of new antibiotic drugs and the identification of new compounds with antibiotic potential. Therefore, we invite authors to submit original research or reviews covering all aspects of this theme.
Dr. Ioana Matei
Dr. Gabriel Marc
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- antibiotics synthesis
- antimicrobial potential
- novel anti-microbials
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