Secondary Metabolites Search

Secondary Metabolites Search

A curated database of plant secondary metabolites reported from the flora of Italy. Each compound comes with its 2D and 3D structure, chemical classification, identifiers and literature sources.

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5,173
Compounds
395
Plant taxa
1,417
Literature references

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Start from a plant taxon, a compound or a chemical class. Every record links to the others, so you can move from a species to its metabolites, and from a structural class to the plants where it occurs.

PlantsTaxa of the Italian flora with their reported metabolites, linked to FlorItaly. CompoundsStructures, identifiers and classification, with the taxa and references reporting each compound. Chemical classesNPClassifier pathways, superclasses and classes of natural products.

Plants with the most compounds

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Humulus lupulus L.244 compounds Mentha spicata L.222 compounds Artemisia annua L.206 compounds Juniperus communis L.203 compounds

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Historically, natural products have been recognized as the foundation of medicines, cosmetics and foods. Today, they continue to be an important resource for technological and socioeconomic development and for maintaining human well-being. In this scenario, secondary metabolites play a fundamental role, mainly thanks to their great chemical diversity.

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