Deranged Physiology of Peach

Plants are a rich source of a large number of secondary metabolites (SM). Theseare compounds of varying structure, some of which have a low molecular weightbut are generally considered to be of great importance for the survival of the plant.These compounds often accumulate in plants in smaller quantities than the mainmetabolites, and their synthesis strongly depends on the conditions of the environmentand can change in the presence of a stress factor. Secondary metabolitesare produced by plants in response to a signal and play an important role asprotective chemicals, signal molecules, and attractants. Most of these substancesare powerful antioxidants and serve to cope or reduce the effects of oxidativestress caused by various abiotic or biotic factors. For these reasons, secondarymetabolites are important for human health too, and the plants that produce the