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The effect of ultraviolet radiation on the accumulation of medicinal compounds in plants.

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Summary, in English

A review is given of how the production by plants of compounds useful as medicines or raw materials for manufacture of medicines is influenced by ultraviolet radiation, particularly by UV-B radiation (280-315 nm wavelength). The compounds considered in this review are flavonoids and other phenolics, alkaloids (especially indole terpenoid and purine alkaloids), essential oils and other terpenoids, cannabinoids, glucosinolates and isothiocyanates, and compounds having human hormone activity. A short account is also given of ultraviolet signalling in plants. The review concludes with a discussion of the possible evolutionary mechanisms that have lead to the evolution of UV-B regulation of secondary metabolite accumulation.

Publishing year

2009

Language

English

Pages

207-218

Publication/Series

Fitoterapia

Volume

80

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Elsevier

Topic

  • Biological Sciences

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1873-6971