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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2019, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (29): 129-133.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb18110067

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The Application of Stable isotope in plant secondary metabolism: A review

  

  • Received:2018-11-16 Revised:2019-09-17 Accepted:2018-12-24 Online:2019-10-14 Published:2019-10-14

Abstract: The secondary metabolism of plants is the result of the interaction between plants and the environment in the long process of evolution. The secondary metabolites products play an important physiological role in many aspects of plant life activities, and are also an important source of drugs, spices and industrial materials. Early studies of secondary metabolic pathways in plants have been carried out mainly through radioisotope tracer technology. This paper reviews the discovery, physicochemical properties, the principle and the application progress of stable isotope as tracer in plant secondary metabolic study. The application of stable isotope tracer technique to the modification of known secondary metabolic pathways of plants and the study of unknown metabolic pathways are analyzed. Besides, the direction and prospect of the stable isotope tracer technology in future study on plant secondary metabolic pathway is also presented.