Recent Advances in the Development of Antimicrobial Agents
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Medicinal Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 May 2020) | Viewed by 33590
Special Issue Editors
Interests: aminoglycosides; antibacterial; antifungal; antimicrobial; anticancer; anti-imflammatory; biomass conversion and utilization
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: microbial natural products; antimicrobials; agrofungicides; anti-inflammatories
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Humans have a long history with battling diseases caused by infectious microbes. The emergence of drug-resistant microbes has significantly compromised the success of antibiotics developed or discovered in the last century. When exposed to environmental challenges, such as antibiotics, microbes will always try to carry out a survival strategy, i.e., resistance. Therefore, it is important for novel antibiotics to have ongoing effects. The proposed Special Issue will provide a platform for researchers to publish their latest findings and perspectives on the development of antimicrobial agents. Topics may include fundamental or applied research, such as the exploration or discovery of antimicrobial agents or materials from small molecules, peptides, or proteins of natural or artificial origin.
Prof. Cheng-Wei Tom Chang
Prof. Jon Y. Takemoto
Prof. Dr. Jixun Zhan
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Antibacterial
- Antifungal
- Antiviral
- Natural products
- Chemical synthesis
- Biosynthesis
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