Both are rich sources of anthocyanins, a type of plant chemical called polyphenols that gives them their deep color.

它们都富含花青素，这是一种被称为多酚的植物化学物质，使它们呈现出深颜色。

Such findings could help identify plants and chemicals that might be useful for human medications.

此类发现有助于识别可能对人类药物有用的植物和化学物质。

Fertilizer is a chemical that helps plants grow.

化肥是一种帮助植物生长的化学物质。

The more similar two plants' chemical fingerprints are, the more fluently they can communicate.

两种植物释放的化学物质的特征相近，它们之间的交顺利。

What's the plants' motivation for producing such chemicals?

那么植物制这样一种化学物质是何缘由呢?

He points to one particular oat phytochemical—called avenanthramide—as a promising inflammation fighter.

他指出一种特殊的燕麦植物化学物质——燕麦蒽胺——是一种很有前途的抗炎药。

It has very little of the chemicals nitrogen and phosphorus that plants need.

它几乎没有植物所需的化学物质氮和磷。

According to the American Institute for Cancer Research, the phytochemicals in coffee might reduce cancer cell development by slowing cell growth.

根据美国癌症研究所的研究，咖啡中的植物化学物质可能会通过减缓细胞生长来减少癌细胞的发育。

Another is that plants develop physical and chemical means to defend themselves.

另一种假说称，植物使用物理和化学的手段来保护自己。

Scientists say the health of the yeast improved greatly after exposure to the chemical extracts.

科学家介绍，接触到植物中的化学物质后，这种酵母的健康程度明显提高。

That's the chemical name for one of the chemicals in the cannabis plant.

这是大麻植物中一种化学物质的化学名称。

D. To test chemicals in plants.

D. 测试植物中的化学物质。

Cannabinoids are active chemicals from the plant that binds to cannabinoid receptors in our bodies.

大麻素是来自植物的活性化学物质，可与我们体内的大麻素受体结合。

Steven Mirsky and others are studying another possibility: controlling weeds with plants instead of chemical products.

Steven Mirsky 和其他人正在研究另一种可能性：用植物代替化学产品来控制杂草。

Paragraph 4: Research indicates that these chemical conversations among plants benefit their neighbors.

第 4 段：研究表明，植物之间的这些化学对话有利于它们的邻居。

Many fresh fruits and vegetables contain antioxidant phytochemicals that are believed to be anti-cancer, anti-aging and anti… well, a lot of other diseases.

许多新鲜水果和蔬菜含有抗氧化植物化学物质， 据信具有抗癌、抗衰老和抗… … 许多其他疾病的作用。

And this is all extremely useful for scientists, because the chemical signatures in these plants are absorbed by the animals that eat them.

这对科学家来说非常有用，因为这些植物中的化学特征会被食用它们的动物吸收。

But some plants secrete chemicals from their roots into the soil to prevent other species from sprouting nearby — and that is a little more cutthroat.

但有些植物从根部分泌化学物质到土壤中，以防止其他物种在附近发芽——这有点残酷。

In the future, chemicals from plants found in and around the Mediterranean may be used to help treat people with brain diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.

不久的将来，地中海及其周边发现植物所含的化学物质将有助于治疗阿尔茨海默病和帕金森病等脑部疾病。

" There's now increasing evidence showing that whole grain oats contain many phytochemicals, meaning plant-made small molecule compounds, that may have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects, " Sang says.

“现在来多的证据表明， 全麦燕麦含有许多植物化学物质，即植物制的小分子化合物，可能具有抗氧化和抗炎作用， ” Sang 说。