A Chronicle Review of Approaches for Discovering Novel Antimicrobial Agents to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance.

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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a foremost threat to global health, necessitating innovative strategies for discovering antimicrobial agents. This review explores the role and recent advances of techniques in identifying novel antimicrobial agents and combating AMR giving few briefings of recent case studies of AMR. techniques, such as homology modeling, virtual screening, molecular docking, pharmacophore modeling, molecular dynamics simulation, density functional theory, integrated machine learning, and artificial intelligence, are systematically reviewed for their utility in discovering antimicrobial agents. These computational methods enable the rapid screening of large compound libraries, prediction of drug-target interactions, and optimization of drug candidates. The review discusses integrating approaches with traditional experimental methods and highlights their potential to accelerate the discovery of new antimicrobial agents. Furthermore, it emphasizes the significance of interdisciplinary collaboration and data-sharing initiatives in advancing antimicrobial research. Through a comprehensive discussion of the latest developments in techniques, this review provides valuable insights into the future of antimicrobial research and the fight against AMR.

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The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12088-024-01355-x.