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Plant secondary metabolites have been a fertile area of chemical investigation for many years, driving the development of both analytical chemistry and of new s

Plant secondary metabolism is an economically important source of fine chemicals, such as drugs, insecticides, dyes, flavours, and fragrances. Moreover, importa

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Provides a state-of-the-art review of recent conceptual developments concerning the roles of plant secondary metabolites in the natural environment.