Antifungal Compounds Discovery: Natural and Synthetic Approaches

ISBN-13: 9780128158241 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 300 str.

Marina Sokovic; Konstantinos Liaras

Spis treści

1. Introduction2. Fungal infections - Background to specific fungal species3. Antifungal therapy4. Natural products as antifungals5. Synthetic antifungal compounds6. Future trends7. Concluding remarks

O autorze

Dr. Sokovic is a pioneer in the study of antibacterial and antifungal activity of metabolites of plants, fungi, and their extracts. In addition to her extensive experience as a teacher, researcher, and consultant, she has led a number of international projects, published over 250 papers and 5 book chapters with international publishers, and participated in over 120 conferences. Additionally, she is a reviewer for a number of prominent journals.

Dr. Sokovic's main research interests are in the fields of mycology and chemistry of natural products, activity of secondary metabolites of medicinal plants and fungi, and pathogenic fungi. Konstantinos Liaras is a Doctor of Medicinal Chemistry at the department of Pharmacy at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. He is a community pharmacist, an elected national delegate of the Panhellenic Pharmaceutical Association of Greece, and also a council member of the Pharmaceutical Association of Kilkis, Greece. Moreover, Dr. Liaras is a compounder and has experience in teaching Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacology.

Dr Liaras's research interests include the design, synthesis, purification, structural determination, and identification of novel synthetic heterocyclic compounds; evaluation of anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antifungal, and antioxidant activity of synthesized molecules; and the study of SAR of biologically active compounds.