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PHYTOCHEMISTRY REVIEWS
Volume 19, Issue 4, Pages 865-906Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s11101-020-09689-2
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Allelochemicals; Benzoic acids biosynthesis; Benzoic and cinnamic acids; Lignin; Phenylpropanoid pathway; Secondary metabolites; Shikimate pathway
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The diversity of secondary compounds in the plant kingdom is huge. About 200,000 compounds are known, which are grouped into amines, non-protein amino acids, peptides, alkaloids, glucosinolates, cyanogenic glucosides, organic acids, terpenoids, quinones, polyacetylenes, and phenolics. The group of phenolic compounds consists of polyphenols, oligophenols and monophenols or simple phenolic compounds such as benzoic and cinnamic acids and their hydroxylated derivatives. Among the thousands of compounds present in ecological interactions, simple phenolic acids are the most abundant in soils, and many are described as allelochemicals. Given the physiological and biochemical importance of these compounds, we review their biosynthesis and metabolic actions in plants.
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