Institute of Organic Chemistry, Technische Universität Braunschweig, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany.
Nat Prod Rep. 2015 Jul;32(7):1042-66. doi: 10.1039/c5np00006h.
A wide variety of organisms communicate via the chemical channel using small molecules. A structural feature quite often found is the lactone motif. In the present paper, the current knowledge on such lactones will be described, concentrating on the structure, chemistry, function, biosynthesis and synthesis of these compounds. Lactone semiochemicals from insects, vertebrates and bacteria, which this article will focus on, are particularly well investigated. In addition, some ideas on the advantageous use of lactones as volatile signals, which promoted their evolutionary development, will be discussed.
生物通过使用小分子的化学通道进行广泛的交流。经常发现的一个结构特征是内酯基序。本文将描述这些内酯的现有知识，重点介绍这些化合物的结构、化学、功能、生物合成和合成。本文将特别关注昆虫、脊椎动物和细菌的内酯信息素，同时还将讨论一些关于内酯作为挥发性信号的有利用途的想法，这些想法促进了它们的进化发展。
