Impact Of Agrochemicals On Global Climate Change & Sustainable Human Health
Abstract
The application of agrochemicals represents a wide range of chemical entities applied in agriculture toward enhancing crop production and pest control. This has important implications for both global climate change and human health sustainability. Article focusing on exploring the impact of some bioactive compounds derived from endophytic fungi metabolites, viewing their potential as being antioxidants, antifungals, antibacterials, and anticancer agents. Endophytic fungi are fungi that reside within plant tissue but do not cause damage, while it is their metabolites, notably alkaloids, terpenes, quinolones, and other secondary metabolites, which present an array of biological activities for agricultural and pharmaceutical applications. Extractive methods include those techniques that identify metabolites either from fungal cultures or plants that have endophytes, succeeded by purification to obtain compounds at high purity levels for further studies and applications. Characterization methods describe the chemical structures and properties of those compounds of importance in understanding their bioactivities and potential uses; among these are the spectroscopic techniques of NMR and mass spectrometry, which describe.
The paper seeks to discuss the dual roles of agrochemicals in relation to environmental dynamics and human welfare. On the one hand, potential benefits to agriculture could include increased productivity, security of food availability, and economic growth. On the other, concern exists over far-reaching environmental pollution, disruption of ecosystems, and exposure of humans to residues, which pose health threats. Against the background of emerging climatic challenges stands the imperativeness of knowledge on the sustainable use of agrochemicals. With respect to agriculture, the reduced use of synthetic chemicals through the exploitation of endophytic fungal bioactives looks forward to reduce environmental impacts, improving human health with safer alternatives
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