Chemical ecology

1. The historical background of my research area

2.

“Chemical ecology”

3. What is chemical ecology?

„Ecology“ - Ernst Haeckel
„Chemical ecology“ - Michel Barbier, 1978
E. Haeckel; 1834—1919

4. Purposes of chemical ecology

Identification of compounds
Quantification
Compounds dinamic
Investigation of processes in ecosystems

5.

Triterpenoids content, %
Mortality rate (%)
60
50
40
30
20
Betula Pendula
10
0
0
5
10
дни
15
20
Gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar)

6. Methods of chemical ecology

• Chromographic methods (gaseous
chromatography, high performance liquid
chromatography, GC-MS)
• NMR
• IR-spectrometry, …