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The boo) Intro'uction to *iochemical Ecology (as the #irst boo) in international science, the
title o# (hich containe' the phrase biochemical ecology+
The boo) in a multi-#acete' (ay provi'e' an insight#ul analysis o# e<isting #acts at the #rontier
bet(een ecology an' biochemistry+ %ctually not only those t(o 'isciplines (ere involve'+ The
author also covere' many #acts in the area o# chemistry o# natural pro'ucts, environmental
sciences, geosciences, an' ecoto<icology (in other (or's, Environmental to<icology an'
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In the boo), #or the #irst time consistent #un'amental concepts (ere 'evelope' o# the
ecological role o# plethora o# natural chemical substances that 'o not belong to those ma=or
classes o# biomolecules that are un'er stu'y in tra'itional biochemistry (those ma=or classes are
proteins, carbohy'rates, lipi's, an' nucleic aci's&+ $any o# the other natural chemicals that 'o
not belong to those 4 ma=or groups are calle' secon'ary metabolites+ Their name is legion4
among them, (e see such broa' classes o# natural pro'ucts as al)aloi's, #lavonoi's,
glycosi'es, steroi's, terpenes, phenolics, an' many others+
On the basis o# an analysis o# that huge 'iversity o# chemical compoun's, the author o# the
boo) 'evelope' some uni#ying concepts that 'iscovere' the #un'amental ecological role o#
those chemicals+ This role is o# 'ual nature4 (1& me'iation in interactions bet(een organisms
involve', an' (& regulation o# the #unctioning, repro'uction, an' 'evelopment o# organisms+ In
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)dditional comment on the book4
Biochemical Ecology.
Many natural products were described, especially secondary metabolites, that have
biological effects on a broad range of organisms. Some of them have a commercial
importance as crop protection agents [1], and as pharmaceuticals.
hese was a publication ! the boo" ! in which the principles and basic concepts of
biochemical ecology were formulated and analy#ed [$]. he boo" analy#ed, inter alia,
the ecological roles of natural and man!made chemicals. %nter alia, some problems of
chemical communication and regulation in natural populations and ecosystems,
environmental to&icology and chemistry. Ecological functions of secondary metabolites
of bacteria, fungi, algae, plants, invertebrates and vertebrates. he boo" got a positive
evaluation in several published reviews [']. he boo" contributed to the conceptual
framewor" and theoretical basis for advances in the areas with the "ey words, inter alia(
pest management, new pesticides, including herbicides) allelopathy in terrestrial and
a*uatic environments) sustainable agriculture and forestry) biocontrol agents)
phytochemicals, bioactive agents) natural pesticides) biopesticides) biologically active)
terpenoids) biocidal) pyrethroids) insecticidal) antifungal) herbicidal) agents) algicidal)
isoprenoids) al"aloid) to&icants) to&ic) phytoto&ins, pharmaceutical) allelopathic
potential) bioassay) blue!green, green, alga) algae) cyanobacteria, pathogenic)
agrochemical) biocide) mutagenicity) phytoto&ic) ichthyoto&ic, phytoplan"ton) secondary)
metabolism) metabolite) integrated, weed, management, biological, testing, glycosides,
growth inhibition, inhibitory, feeding, phenolic, chemical defense, antimicrobial,
pathogen) infochemicals) chemical communication)
his boo" was translated into +olish [,] and Bulgarian [-] languages.
. relevant recent paper was published [/]. %t covers the trends in research that include
studies of the role of chemical substances in interorganismal interactions, in
communication and regulation of supraorganismal systems. .nother part of biochemical
ecology is the studies of the fate and transformation of e&ternal chemical substances
when they interact with the organisms. Both natural and man!made compounds are
interesting for biochemical ecology. he basic concepts of biochemical ecology include
the new concepts and terms, ecological chemomediators and ecological
chemoregulators that have already been included in the body of modern conceptions
and are used in modern ecological literature. .pplication of biochemical ecology to
a*uatic ecosystems creates the basis for development of biochemical hydrobiology.
.lso, some relevant materials for university education were published [0!1].

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bioactive natural products were found by many authors. . series of relevant publications
was published, e.g., by Stephen 2u"e 34S2.!.5S, 4.S...6.
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steps in history and development of ecological chemistry were analy#ed [17]. he boo"
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of 8amarc", 9on 8iebig, 8avoisier, 9ernads"y and other scientists [17].
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protection agents. ! +est Management Science. /'( -$,!--, 3$7706. .lso, see other
publications by S.;. 2u"e and co!authors.
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terms an' concepts4 biochemical ecology, intro'uction, boo), bioactives, ne( concepts,
ecological, chemome'iators, chemoregulators, ecological role, secon'ary metabolites,
chemical, communication, interorganismal, interaction, ne( terms, ecology, botanicals,
phytochemicals, pharmaceuticals, ne(, me'ical, biotechnology, use#ul chemicals, natural
pro'ucts, biotrans#ormation, bio'egra'ation, <enobiotics, environmental ha;ar's, biosphere,
chemico-biotic interactions, al)aloi's, #lavonoi's, glycosi'es, steroi's, terpenes, phenolics,
biomolecules, pest management, ne( pestici'es, inclu'ing herbici'es7 allelopathy, terrestrial,
a@uatic, environments7 sustainable, agriculture, #orestry7 biocontrol agents7 phytochemicals,
bioactive agents7 natural pestici'es7 biopestici'es7 biologically active7 terpenoi's7 bioci'al7
pyrethroi's7 insectici'al7 anti#ungal7 herbici'al7 agents7 algici'al7 isoprenoi's7 al)aloi'7 to<icants7
to<ic7 phytoto<ins, pharmaceutical7 allelopathic, potential7 bioassay7 blue-green, green, alga7
algae7 cyanobacteria, pathogenic7 agrochemical7 bioci'e7 mutagenicity7 phytoto<ic7 ichthyoto<ic,
phytoplan)ton7 secon'ary7 metabolism7 metabolite7 integrate', (ee', management, biological,
testing, glycosi'es, gro(th, inhibition, inhibitory, #ee'ing, phenolic, chemical 'e#ense,
antimicrobial, pathogen7 in#ochemicals7 chemical communication7 Ostroumo( -+ %+,
Apro(a';enie 'o e)ologii biochemic;ne=, Ostroumov, -ergei, "vo' v *io)himichnata E)ologia,
translation, Bolish, *ulgarian, languages,
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