[Metabolism of air polluting organic compounds in plants]

The review discusses the date in the plant uptake and conversion of gaseous C1--C5 alkanes, hydroaromatic hydrocarbon--cyclohexane, aromatic mononuclear hadrocarbons--benzene and toluene, polycyclic carcinogenic hydrocarbon -- benzopyrene, monobasic alcohols - isopropyl, isobutyl, amyl, hexyl and octyl alcohols, aldehydes - formaldehyde and acetaldehyde, ketone - acetone, monocarboxylic acids -- formic, acetic, butyric, caproic and acetoacetic acids, phenols - hydroxybenzene and alpha-naphthol. The paper outlines pathways of their detoxication in plants and biochemical foundations of air purification from organic pollutants.