Duval Romain auteur aut IRD Duplais C. auteur aut IRD text journalArticle eng text/pdf born digital access Fluorescence is a remarkable property of many natural products in addition to their medicinal and biological values. Herein, we provide a review on these peculiar secondarymetabolites to stimulate prospecting of them as original fluorescent tracers, endowed with unique photophysical properties and with applications in most fields of biology. The compounds are spectrally categorized (i.e. fluorescing from violet to the near infra-red) and further structurally classified within each category. Natural products selected for their high impact in modern fluorescence-based biological studies are highlighted throughout the article. Finally, we discuss aspects of chemical ecology where fluorescent natural products might have key evolutionary roles and thus open new research directions in the field. specialized 050MEDECI 020BIOCHI 34 2 161-193 2017 0265-0568 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010069315 10.1039/c6np00111d 0265-0568 [F B010069315] https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010069315 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/intranet/publi/2017/04/010069315.pdf Accès réservé (Intranet de l'IRD) IRD - Base Horizon / Pleins textes 2017-05-09 2024-03-14 fdi:010069315 fre