环境因子对植物萜类化合物生物合成的影响研究进展

植物在应对不同环境胁迫时会做出不同的应对措施,其中一种常见的方式是产生次生代谢产物。萜类化合物为植物次生代谢产物中种类最多、结构最复杂的一类化合物,几乎存在于所有植物中,发挥着重要的生物功能,很多具有显著的药理活性,如免疫调节、抗肿瘤、降血脂、保肝等。该文对近年来国内外有关环境温度、紫外线辐射、光照、干旱、臭氧及植物生长发育阶段等环境因素对植物萜类化合物合成影响的研究进展进行综述,探究植物萜类化合物受环境因子影响产生应激反应的一般性规律。

Research Advance on the Effects of Environmental Factors on the Biosynthesis of Terpenoids in Plants

Many plant species have adapted well to the complex environment through different strategies, one of which is the production of additional secondary metabolites. Terpenoids are one kind of the most complex plant secondary metabolites, existing in almost all plants with many crucial functions. Some of them have significant pharmacological activity, such as immunoregulation, antitumor, lipid lowering and hepatoprotective. In order to explore the fundamentalrules of environmental factors on the plant terpenoids biosynthesis, this review summarizes the factors of terpenoids biosynthesis in plants in recent years, including environment temperature, ultraviolet radiation, light, water, ozone and developmental phases.