植物化学

Phytochemistry is in the strict sense of the word the study of phytochemicals.从严格意义上讲，植物化学是植物化学的研究。 These are chemicals derived from plants.这些是来自植物的化学物质。 In a narrower sense the terms are often used to describe the large number of secondary metabolic compounds found in plants.从狭义上讲，这些术语通常用于描述植物中发现的大量次级代谢化合物。 Many of these are known to provide protection against insect attacks and plant diseases.已知其中许多可提供针对昆虫和植物疾病的保护。 They also exhibit a number of protective functions for human consumers.它们还对人类消费者具有许多保护功能。
植物化学领域常用的技术是天然产物的提取，分离和结构解析（MS，1D和2D NMR），以及各种色谱技术（MPLC，HPLC，LC-MS）。