(Elsevier, 2005) Burger, B. V.; Nibbering, Nico M.
INTRODUCTION: The application of mass spectral techniques in the
identifica tion of compounds invo lved in chemical
communication between living organisms will be
discussed in this a rticle. These biologically highly
active chemical compounds are lumped together
under the term " se miochemicals" from the Greek
Sl!mion , a sign. Depending on the relationship
between the producer and receiver of a chemical
message, various other terms, such as pheromones,
allomones, and kairomones, are also used to define
these compounds or mixtures of compounds. An
allomone, for example, could thus be a single
compound or a mixture of compounds that together
elicit a specific reaction in the target organism.