Allelopathy Group, Department of Organic Chemistry, Institute of Biomolecules (INBIO), Campus de Excelencia Internacional (ceiA3), School of Science, University of Cadiz, C/República Saharaui 7, 11510, Puerto Real, Cadiz, Spain.
Prog Chem Org Nat Prod. 2020;112:1-84. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-52966-6_1.
In Nature, the oldest method of communication between living systems is the chemical language. Plants, due to their lack of mobility, have developed the most sophisticated way of chemical communication. Despite that many examples involve this chemical communication process-allelopathy, there is still a lack of information about specific allelochemicals released into the environment, their purpose, as well as in-depth studies on the chemistry underground. These findings are critical to gain a better understanding of the role of these compounds and open up a wide range of possibilities and applications, especially in agriculture and phytomedicine. The most relevant aspects regarding the chemical language of plants, namely kind of allelochemicals, have been investigated, as well as their releasing mechanisms and their purpose will be described in this chapter.
在自然界中，生物系统之间最古老的交流方式是化学语言。由于缺乏流动性，植物发展出了最复杂的化学通讯方式。尽管有许多例子涉及到这种化学通讯过程——化感作用，但对于释放到环境中的特定化感物质、它们的用途以及对地下化学的深入研究，仍然缺乏信息。这些发现对于更好地理解这些化合物的作用至关重要，并开辟了广泛的可能性和应用，特别是在农业和植物医学领域。本章将对植物的化学语言的相关方面进行探讨，包括化感物质的种类、释放机制及其目的。
