作者: M. F. Balandrin , J. A. Klocke
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-73026-9_1
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摘要: Higher plants are solar-powered biochemical factories which manufacture what they need to survive (both primary and secondary metabolites) from air, water, minerals, their energy sunlight. Many species of higher biosyn-thesize accumulate extractable organic substances in quantities sufficient be economically useful as chemical feedstocks or raw materials for various scientific, technological, commercial applications. Natural employed, either directly indirectly, by a large number industries, natural plant products (phytochemicals) figure prominently several these. For example, phytochemicals utilized extent the pharmaceutical, cosmetics, food, agrochemical, chemurgic industries. Economically important serve irreplaceable sources industrial oils volatile fixed), flavors fragrances, resins (e.g., rosin tall oil), gums, rubber, waxes, saponins other surfactants, dyes, pharmaceuticals, pesticides insecticides rodenticides), many specialty (Uphof 1968; Leung 1980; Rowe Goldstein 1981; Pryde Doty Tyler et al. Fowler 1982; Office Technology Assessment (OTA) 1983; Trease Evans Balandrin 1985; Bates 1985).