Advances in Chemotaxonomy of Plants
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Systematics, Taxonomy, Nomenclature and Classification".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2022) | Viewed by 5136
Special Issue Editors
Interests: secondary metabolism; heterotrophy; chemosystematics
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In most cases without knowing, mankind has always practiced the art and science of chemotaxonomy (which plants are fit to what purpose, based on the material properties/constituents to be expected from their identity), as it essentially combines the basic skills of taxonomy (recognition and intellectual management of biodiversity) and natural product chemistry (investigation/use of taxon-specific constituents). While its scientific fundamentals are rooted deeply in the history of science (with Hegnauer’s monumental “Chemotaxonomie der Pflanzen” of 1962–2001 marking an important milestone), only recently have new analytical methods (disclosing a bewildering array of natural products and their metabolism) and access to a wide range of source materials (disclosing a diverse array of taxa and their mutual relationships) provided more detailed data and improved understanding of their significance.
The purpose of this Special Issue is to document the status quo and to outline future perspectives of chemotaxonomy, based on exemplary recent research. It is open to articles on novel methods and/or results contributing to this aim.
Dr. Jan Schlauer
Dr. Heiko Rischer
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- chemotaxonomy
- biosynthesis
- secondary metabolites
- phytochemistry
- natural products
- chemotyping
- bioprospecting
