Plant-Based Bioactive Compounds and Their Role in Sustainable Antifungal and Antimicrobial Drug Discovery
1. Introduction Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has emerged as one of the most serious global public health threats of the twenty-first century. The extensive and uncontrolled use of antibiotics and antifungal drugs has accelerated the evolution of resistant microbial strains, reducing the effectiveness of existing therapeutic agents. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), multidrug-resistant pathogens …
