Bicchi Carlo, Maffei Massimo
Dipartimento di Scienza e Tecnologia del Farmaco, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
Methods Mol Biol. 2012;918:289-310. doi: 10.1007/978-1-61779-995-2_15.
Analysis of plant volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and essential oils (EOs, collectively called the plant volatilome) is an invaluable technique in plant biology, as it provides the qualitative and quantitative composition of bioactive compounds. From a physiological standpoint, the plant volatilome is involved in some critical processes, namely plant-plant interactions, the signaling between symbiotic organisms, the attraction of pollinating insects, a range of biological activities in mammals, and as an endless source of novel drugs and drug leads. This chapter analyses and discusses the most advanced methods of analysis of the plant volatilome.
植物挥发性有机化合物（VOCs）和精油（EOs，统称为植物挥发组）的分析是植物生物学中一项非常有价值的技术，因为它能提供生物活性化合物的定性和定量组成。从生理学角度来看，植物挥发组参与了一些关键过程，即植物间相互作用、共生生物之间的信号传递、传粉昆虫的吸引、哺乳动物的一系列生物活性，以及作为新药和药物先导物的无尽来源。本章分析并讨论了植物挥发组最先进的分析方法。
