Roles for secondary metabolites in plants.

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More than about 20,000 secondary metabolites have now been identified and their isolation and characterization continues at an undiminishing rate. Although the production of most secondary metabolites is under genetic control, in relatively few cases have convincing arguments been put forward to rationalize their occurrence in terms of primary metabolic functions. Whatever the initial reason for their evolution,...

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