Antimicrobial Compounds

"Antimicrobial Compounds: Current Strategies and New Alternatives" by Carlos Olano, Carmen Méndez, José A. Salas (auth.), Tomás G. Villa, Patricia Veiga-Crespo (eds.), published by Springer. 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. Book details: 316 pages, published 2014. Order now on BookShops.in with fast, reliable delivery across India.