State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanhei Road 132, Panlong District, Kunming, 650201, Yunnan Province, P. R. China.
College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Shenyang Agricultural University, Dongling Road 120, Shenhe District, Shenyang, 110866, Liaoning Province, P. R. China.
Prog Chem Org Nat Prod. 2024;124:57-183. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-59567-7_2.
Plants are excellent chemists with an impressive capability of biosynthesizing a large variety of natural products (also known as secondary or specialized metabolites) to resist various biotic and abiotic stresses. In this chapter, 989 plant natural products and their ecological functions in plant-herbivore, plant-microorganism, and plant-plant interactions are reviewed. These compounds include terpenoids, phenols, alkaloids, and other structural types. Terpenoids usually provide direct or indirect defense functions for plants, while phenolic compounds play important roles in regulating the interactions between plants and other organisms. Alkaloids are frequently toxic to herbivores and microorganisms, and can therefore also provide defense functions. The information presented should provide the basis for in-depth research of these plant natural products and their natural functions, and also for their further development and utilization.
植物是出色的化学家，具有令人印象深刻的生物合成各种天然产物（也称为次生代谢物或特殊代谢物）的能力，以抵抗各种生物和非生物胁迫。在本章中，综述了 989 种植物天然产物及其在植物-草食动物、植物-微生物和植物-植物相互作用中的生态功能。这些化合物包括萜类、酚类、生物碱和其他结构类型。萜类通常为植物提供直接或间接的防御功能，而酚类化合物在调节植物与其他生物之间的相互作用方面发挥着重要作用。生物碱通常对草食动物和微生物有毒，因此也可以提供防御功能。提供的信息应为深入研究这些植物天然产物及其天然功能以及进一步开发和利用它们提供基础。
