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Plant Secondary Metabolites
and Their General Function
in Plants
1
1.1
General Classification of Secondary Metabolites
(Details in Part IV) – 4
1.2
Overview of Classes of Secondary Metabolites
(Details in Part IV) – 5
1.3
Overview of the Function of Secondary
Metabolites in Plants (Details in Part IV) – 6
1.3.1
Adaptation to a Life on Land – 8
1.3.2
Attraction (or Deterrent) of Pollinators and Seed Dispersers – 8
1.3.3
Defence Against Herbivores, Pathogens
and Other Pests – 10
1.3.4
Plant-to-Plant Communication – 11
1.3.5
Constitutive versus Induced Expression – 11
1.3.6
Counterstrategies of the Attacker and Use of Plant-Derived
Secondary Metabolites by Other Animals – 12
1.3.7
Avoidance of Auto-Toxicity and Premature
Toxin Release – 13
References – 16