Volatile isoprenoids and abiotic stresses

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Chapter Six - Volatile isoprenoids and abiotic stresses

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 August 2012

Silvia Fineschi and

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Marcel Dicke and

Francesca Bagnoli: Affiliation:
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto per la Protezione delle Piante
Silvia Fineschi: Affiliation:
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto per la Protezione delle Piante
Francesco Loreto: Affiliation:
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto per la Protezione delle Piante
Glenn R. Iason: Affiliation:
James Hutton Institute, Aberdeen
Marcel Dicke: Affiliation:
Wageningen Universiteit, The Netherlands
Susan E. Hartley: Affiliation:
University of York

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Plants produce thousands of chemicals that are not recognised as primary or basic metabolites (i.e. necessary for the survival of the cells). These secondary metabolites usually only occur in special, differentiated cells and are not necessary for the cells themselves, but may be useful for the plant as a whole. Plants at different taxonomic levels (family, genus, species) produce a characteristic mix of secondary metabolites that can be utilised as characters in classifying plants. Both primary and secondary metabolism overlap (Gershenzon et al., Chapter 4) and it is often not understood why a certain compound is produced.

Secondary metabolites can be classified on the basis of their chemical structure, composition, solubility in various solvents or the pathway by which they are synthesised. Three main groups are recognised: isoprenoids (composed almost entirely of carbon and hydrogen); phenolics (made from simple sugars, containing benzene rings, hydrogen and oxygen); and nitrogen-containing compounds (extremely diverse, may also contain sulfur).

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Information: The Ecology of Plant Secondary Metabolites
From Genes to Global Processes
, pp. 101 - 119

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511675751.007 [Opens in a new window]

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Print publication year: 2012

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