Fan Peihong, Marston Andrew
Laboratory of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Geneva, University of Lausanne, Quai Ernest-Ansermet 30, CH-1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland.
Nat Prod Commun. 2009 Oct;4(10):1407-16.
The phenomenon of invasive alien species has become one of the greatest threats to the biological diversity of the planet, placing major constraints on development. In order to provide the tools needed to address this pervasive issue, the current knowledge on invasive species must be further developed with a cross-sectoral and multi-disciplinary approach. Recent theories of invasion propose that exotic plants probably produce secondary metabolites which can be allelopathic, anti-herbivore, anti-microbial and which are either unique or underrepresented in the plants' new range. This review attempts to attract the attention of phytochemists to study either the mechanisms of plant invasion or to use this widespread plant resource for humans.
外来入侵物种现象已成为对地球生物多样性的最大威胁之一，对发展造成了重大限制。为了提供应对这一普遍问题所需的工具，必须采用跨部门和多学科方法进一步发展有关入侵物种的现有知识。最近的入侵理论表明，外来植物可能产生次生代谢产物，这些次生代谢产物具有化感作用、抗食草动物作用、抗微生物作用，并且在植物的新分布范围内要么是独特的，要么是含量不足的。本综述旨在引起植物化学家的关注，以研究植物入侵的机制，或为人类利用这一广泛存在的植物资源。
