Phloroglucinols are secondary metabolites that occur naturally in certain plant species.
It is a secondary metabolite of these plants and serves as a drug with a wide variety of effects.
We still cannot predict whether a plant with more secondary metabolites would be better off than other plants in its vicinity.
A secondary metabolite is not directly involved in those processes, but usually has an important ecological function.
A common role of secondary metabolites in plants is defense mechanisms.
Many of these secondary metabolites are known to have medicinal properties.
A very diverse range of unusual secondary metabolites is produced by marine fungi.
Fungi produce several secondary metabolites that are similar or identical in structure to those made by plants.
A few proteins and at least one secondary metabolite have been identified as potential allergens.
It also contains certain secondary metabolites in its tissues which are distasteful.