Antimicrobial Peptides as Natural Substances for Food and Biomedical Applications
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Natural Products Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2022) | Viewed by 2834
Special Issue Editor
Interests: antimicrobial peptides; natural compounds; bioactive peptides; antitumoral peptides; food safety; medical microbiology
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The term “antimicrobial peptides” can be applied to define a diverse class of naturally occurring molecules that are virtually produced by all living organisms. Some antimicrobial peptides can present a broad spectrum of activity and circumvent bacterial drug resistance. Microorganisms often produce antimicrobial peptides to protect their environmental niche, while insects and plants use antimicrobial peptides as defense against potential pathogenic microorganisms. In higher eukaryotes, antimicrobial peptides are also part of the innate immune response, called host defense peptides. Due to their appeal as natural substances, there is a growing interest in research on and applications of antimicrobial peptides in the food, pharmaceutical, and biomedical fields. Some antimicrobial peptides have been successfully employed in the food industry, and many others have been investigated as food biopreservatives. Although there are no approved clinical uses for natural antimicrobial peptides, increasing evidence of their effectiveness in vivo points to their huge potential as medicines to combat infections. The main objectives of the Special Issue on “Antimicrobial Peptides as Natural Substances for Food and Biomedical Applications” is to provide an open forum for researchers to share their investigation and findings in this exciting field and, thanks to the open access platform, increase their visibility and chances to interact with industries and production systems. Contributions to this issue, both in the form of original research and review articles, may cover all aspects of antimicrobial peptides. Multidisciplinary studies offering innovative methodologies or perceptions are particularly welcome.
Prof. Dr. Adriano Brandelli
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Antimicrobial peptides
- Natural antimicrobials
- Food microbiology
- Bacteriocins
- Infectious diseases
- Clinically relevant microorganisms
- Antimicrobial resistance
- Defensins
