most antimicrobial drugs are now obsolete and have been for some time. the patent record is replete with technologies that neutralize the ability of microbes to interact with our system on an electrical level, which is what all chemical reactions are, electrical. there are also modalities to neutralize other protein reactions, such as, some, but not all, snake, scorpion and spider venoms.
also, there needs to be done more research on the possibility of electrical neutralization of plant lectins.