Antimicrobial Compounds Current Strategies And New Alternatives 1st Edition Carlos Olano by Carlos Olano, Carmen Méndez, José A. Salas (auth.), Tomás G. Villa, Patricia Veiga-crespo (eds.) 9783642404436, 9783642404443, 364240443X, 3642404448 instant download after payment.

Since penicillin and salvarsan were discovered, a number of new drugs to combat infectious diseases have been developed, but at the same time, the number of multi-resistant microorganism strains is increasing. Thus, the design of new and effective antibacterial, antiviral and antifungal agents will be a major challenge in the next years.

This book reviews the current state-of-the-art in antimicrobial research and discusses new strategies for the design and discovery of novel therapies. Topics covered include the use of genetic engineering, genome mining, manipulation of gene clusters, X-ray and neutron scattering as well as the antimicrobial effects of essential oils, antimicrobial agents of plant origin, beta-lactam antibiotics, antimicrobial peptides, and cell-wall-affecting antifungal antibiotics.