Metabolite profiling of plant tissues by liquid chromatography Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry. 2013

Jacob Pollier, and Alain Goossens
Department of Plant Systems Biology, VIB, Gent, Belgium.

Plants accumulate an overwhelming variety of secondary metabolites that play important roles in defense and interaction of the plant with its environment. To investigate the dynamics of plant secondary metabolism, large-scale untargeted metabolite profiling (metabolomics) is mandatory. Here, we describe a detailed protocol for untargeted metabolite profiling in which methanol extracts of jasmonate-treated plant tissues are analyzed by reversed-phase liquid chromatography coupled to negative-ion electrospray ionization Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry (MS). By means of dedicated integration and alignment software, the relative abundance of thousands of mass peaks, corresponding to hundreds of compounds, is calculated, and mass peaks of which the area is significantly changed by jasmonate treatment are identified. Subsequently, the metabolites corresponding to the significantly changed peaks are tentatively annotated using the accurate mass prediction of the Fourier transform-MS and the generated MS/MS data. Via this method, compounds of medium polarity, such as glucosinolates, alkaloids, phenylpropanoids, flavonoids, polyamines, and saponins, can be analyzed.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D010936 Plant Extracts Concentrated pharmaceutical preparations of plants obtained by removing active constituents with a suitable solvent, which is evaporated away, and adjusting the residue to a prescribed standard. Herbal Medicines,Plant Extract,Extract, Plant,Extracts, Plant,Medicines, Herbal
D010937 Plant Growth Regulators Any of the hormones produced naturally in plants and active in controlling growth and other functions. There are three primary classes: auxins, cytokinins, and gibberellins. Phytohormone,Phytohormones,Plant Growth Regulator,Plant Hormone,Plant Hormones,Growth Regulators, Plant,Regulators, Plant Growth,Growth Regulator, Plant,Hormone, Plant,Hormones, Plant,Regulator, Plant Growth
D002851 Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid Liquid chromatographic techniques which feature high inlet pressures, high sensitivity, and high speed. Chromatography, High Performance Liquid,Chromatography, High Speed Liquid,Chromatography, Liquid, High Pressure,HPLC,High Performance Liquid Chromatography,High-Performance Liquid Chromatography,UPLC,Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography,Chromatography, High-Performance Liquid,High-Performance Liquid Chromatographies,Liquid Chromatography, High-Performance
D003517 Cyclopentanes A group of alicyclic hydrocarbons with the general formula R-C5H9. Cyclopentadiene,Cyclopentadienes,Cyclopentene,Cyclopentenes,Cyclopentane
D005583 Fourier Analysis Analysis based on the mathematical function first formulated by Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Fourier in 1807. The function, known as the Fourier transform, describes the sinusoidal pattern of any fluctuating pattern in the physical world in terms of its amplitude and its phase. It has broad applications in biomedicine, e.g., analysis of the x-ray crystallography data pivotal in identifying the double helical nature of DNA and in analysis of other molecules, including viruses, and the modified back-projection algorithm universally used in computerized tomography imaging, etc. (From Segen, The Dictionary of Modern Medicine, 1992) Fourier Series,Fourier Transform,Analysis, Cyclic,Analysis, Fourier,Cyclic Analysis,Analyses, Cyclic,Cyclic Analyses,Series, Fourier,Transform, Fourier
D017360 Arabidopsis A plant genus of the family BRASSICACEAE that contains ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS and MADS DOMAIN PROTEINS. The species A. thaliana is used for experiments in classical plant genetics as well as molecular genetic studies in plant physiology, biochemistry, and development. Arabidopsis thaliana,Cress, Mouse-ear,A. thaliana,A. thalianas,Arabidopses,Arabidopsis thalianas,Cress, Mouse ear,Cresses, Mouse-ear,Mouse-ear Cress,Mouse-ear Cresses,thaliana, A.,thaliana, Arabidopsis,thalianas, A.
D046913 Medicago truncatula A plant species of the family FABACEAE used to study GENETICS because it is DIPLOID, self fertile, has a small genome, and short generation time. Medicago truncatulas,truncatula, Medicago
D054883 Oxylipins Eighteen-carbon cyclopentyl polyunsaturated fatty acids derived from ALPHA-LINOLENIC ACID via an oxidative pathway analogous to the EICOSANOIDS in animals. Biosynthesis is inhibited by SALICYLATES. A key member, jasmonic acid of PLANTS, plays a similar role to ARACHIDONIC ACID in animals. Oxylipin
D055442 Metabolome The dynamic collection of metabolites which represent a cell's or organism's net metabolic response to current conditions. Metabolic Profile,Metabolic Profiles,Metabolomes,Profile, Metabolic,Profiles, Metabolic
D056148 Chromatography, Reverse-Phase A chromatography technique in which the stationary phase is composed of a non-polar substance with a polar mobile phase, in contrast to normal-phase chromatography in which the stationary phase is a polar substance with a non-polar mobile phase. Chromatography, Reversed-Phase Liquid,Reversed-Phase Chromatography,Reversed-Phase Liquid Chromatography,Reverse-Phase Chromatography,Reverse-Phase Liquid Chromatography,Chromatography, Reverse Phase,Chromatography, Reversed-Phase,Reverse Phase Chromatography,Reversed Phase Chromatography

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