The authors focus on the properties of various lipopeptides which are produced as metabolites by bacteria and have shown to have antimicrobial properties. They provide a step-by-step method in identifying drug molecules for target compounds and testing various properties for drug efficacy. Both experienced researchers and beginners will benefit.

Jujjavarapu Satya Eswari is as an Assistant Professor in Department of Biotechnology at National Institute of Technology (NIT), Raipur, India. She specialises in biotechnology, process modelling, evolutionary optimization, and artificial intelligence.

Swasti Dhagat is a Research Scholar in Department of Biotechnology at National Institute of Technology Raipur, India. She has five research publications in peer-reviewed journals and an international conference proceeding in the field of in silico drug design of lipopeptides.

Manisha Yadav is a Research Scholar in Department of Biotechnology at National Institute of Technology Raipur, India. Her area of specialization is in the field of Bioinformatics with the expertise in various computational tools and software of genomics, proteomics, and drug design and discovery.

1 Lipopeptides and computer-aided drug design. 2 Pore-forming antibacterial lipopeptides. 3 Antibacterial lipopeptides. 4 Antifungal lipopeptides. 5 Precursors of lipopeptides.