Role of Nanopesticides in Generating Oxidative Stress and DNA Damage
1University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan
2Usak University, Usak, Algeria
3Afyon Kocatepe University, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey
4University Badji Mokhtar, Annaba, Algeria
Role of Nanopesticides in Generating Oxidative Stress and DNA Damage
Description
Due to the extensive use of nanopesticides, there is an increase of toxic and genotoxic effects on targeted and non-targeted organisms. To assess these toxicities, different model organisms are considered as an ideal organism. Different nanopesticides like atrazine, that is mostly sprayed on sugarcane and maize crops, can induce DNA damage by a chemical reaction with adenine and guanine bases of the DNA. In response to oxidative stress, reactive oxygen species are produced, but when these reactive species start accumulating, these lead to toxic effects. Even these nanopesticides can affect non-target species including humans through environment. Microbes present in the soil are also affected in terms of their composition and enzymatic activity by the application of nanopesticides. In addition to this, many insects involved in the pollination process and vertebrates present in the water are also affected.
The aim of this Special Issue is to attract original research articles and review articles focusing on how nanopesticides are involved in generating oxidative stress and DNA damage, how nanopesticides are effecting our environment and what are different key challenges to overcome this.
Potential topics include but are not limited to the following:
- Role and importance of nanopesticides in agriculture
- Nanopesticides induced oxidative stress
- Mechanism of nanopesticides induces oxidative stress and genotoxicity
- Cytogenetic effects of nanopesticides
- Molecular docking of nanopesticides
- Role of phytotherapy and nanopesticides toxicity
- Nanopesticides and ecotoxicology
- Environmental impacts of nanopesticides
- Effects of nanopesticides on non-target species
- Stability of nanopesticides