Mass Spectrometry-Based Metabolomics Identification of Plant Components
A special issue of Metabolites (ISSN 2218-1989). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Metabolism".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2024) | Viewed by 2585
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Metabolomics is a central tool for studying plant physiology, evaluating the quality of food crops, and exploring bioactive natural products.
In the analysis of complex plant materials, mass spectrometry (MS) is used in combination with upstream sample extraction and separation to quantify and identify metabolites. Since all natural compounds are built from the same chemical building blocks with intrinsic mass and predictable physical properties, MS is a universal analytical method.
However, the vast chemical diversity of plant metabolites and their dynamic range in mixtures make it challenging to annotate signals.
In addition, novel analytical tools, such as ambient ionization, MS imaging, and real-time monitoring, require custom data processing.
This Special Issue presents strategies and examples for the MS-based identification of plant components, such as software, databases, instrumentation, and analytical and informatic workflows.
Dr. Robert Winkler
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- mass spectrometry
- plant biochemistry
- natural products
- nutritional value
- bioactive compounds
- chemoinformatics
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