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Antifungal Agents in Agriculture: Friends and Foes of Public Health

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Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, SP 14049-900, Brazil
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Department of Physiological Sciences, Health Sciences Centre, Federal University of Espirito Santo, Vitoria, ES 29047-105, Brazil
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Department of Studies in Chemistry, University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Mysore 570006, India
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Department of Studies in Biotechnology, University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Mysore 570006, India
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Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, ERA Chair of Green Chemistry, Tallinn University of Technology, 12618 Tallinn, Estonia
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Biomolecules 2019, 9(10), 521; https://doi.org/10.3390/biom9100521
Received: 7 July 2019 / Revised: 12 September 2019 / Accepted: 19 September 2019 / Published: 23 September 2019
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Biology, Biotechnology and Bioprospecting of Microbial Biomolecules)
Fungal diseases have been underestimated worldwide but constitute a substantial threat to several plant and animal species as well as to public health. The increase in the global population has entailed an increase in the demand for agriculture in recent decades. Accordingly, there has been worldwide pressure to find means to improve the quality and productivity of agricultural crops. Antifungal agents have been widely used as an alternative for managing fungal diseases affecting several crops. However, the unregulated use of antifungals can jeopardize public health. Application of fungicides in agriculture should be under strict regulation to ensure the toxicological safety of commercialized foods. This review discusses the use of antifungals in agriculture worldwide, the need to develop new antifungals, and improvement of regulations regarding antifungal use. View Full-Text
Keywords: Antifungal agents; fungicides; agriculture; chemoinformatics Antifungal agents; fungicides; agriculture; chemoinformatics
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Brauer, V.S.; Rezende, C.P.; Pessoni, A.M.; De Paula, R.G.; Rangappa, K.S.; Nayaka, S.C.; Gupta, V.K.; Almeida, F. Antifungal Agents in Agriculture: Friends and Foes of Public Health. Biomolecules 2019, 9, 521. https://doi.org/10.3390/biom9100521

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Brauer VS, Rezende CP, Pessoni AM, De Paula RG, Rangappa KS, Nayaka SC, Gupta VK, Almeida F. Antifungal Agents in Agriculture: Friends and Foes of Public Health. Biomolecules. 2019; 9(10):521. https://doi.org/10.3390/biom9100521

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Brauer, Veronica S., Caroline P. Rezende, Andre M. Pessoni, Renato G. De Paula, Kanchugarakoppal S. Rangappa, Siddaiah C. Nayaka, Vijai K. Gupta, and Fausto Almeida. 2019. "Antifungal Agents in Agriculture: Friends and Foes of Public Health" Biomolecules 9, no. 10: 521. https://doi.org/10.3390/biom9100521

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