Natural Antimicrobial Peptides: Hope for New Antibiotic Lead Molecules
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Bioactives and Nutraceuticals".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2024 | Viewed by 1629
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The alarming spread of antibiotic resistance has become a major problem in the treatment of bacterial infections. In this context, the development of new antimicrobial agents targeting hitherto unexploited bacterial targets and machineries has become a global priority. With their activities against a large number of clinically important pathogenic bacteria including several multidrug resistant strains and their wide range of different modes of action, antimicrobials peptides are amongst the most promising lead molecules. As their modes of action generally differ from those exploited by antibiotics currently in use, antimicrobial peptides are increasingly considered promising alternatives to antibiotics in the pharmaceutical, veterinary, and medical sectors.
Based on their enormous potential, a growing number of researchers are developing novel approaches to discover and produce antimicrobial peptides and strategies to optimize their pharmacological properties, improve their pharmacokinetic profile, and modify their spectrum of activity.
Thus, this Special Issue entitled ‘Natural Antimicrobial Peptides: Hope for New Antibiotic Lead Molecules’ will discuss the recent advances in the discovery, study, and development of antimicrobial peptides. Topics related to both original and reviewed articles are welcome.
This Special Issue is supervised by Prof. Dr. Éric Biron and assisted by our Topical Advisory Panel Member Dr. Ramim Tanver Rahman.
Prof. Dr. Éric Biron
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- antimicrobial peptides
- antibacterial agents
- alternatives to antibiotics
- antibiotic resistance
- bacteriocins
- lipopeptides
