Download or read book Fruit Metabolism and Metabolomics written by Annick Moing and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-13 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the past ten years, metabolomics strategies have allowed the relative or absolute quantitation of metabolite levels for the study of various biological questions in plant sciences. For fruit studies, in particular, they have participated in the identification of the genes underpinning fruit development and ripening. This book proposes examples of the current use of metabolomics studies of fruit for basic research or practical applications. It includes articles about several tropical and temperate fruit species. The studies concern fruit biochemical phenotyping, fruit metabolism during development and after harvest, including primary and specialized metabolisms, or bioactive compounds involved in fruit growth and environmental responses. The analytical strategies used are based mostly on liquid or gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry, but also on nuclear magnetic resonance and near-infrared spectroscopy. The effect of genotype, stages of development, or fruit tissue type on metabolomic profiles and corresponding metabolism regulations are addressed for fruit metabolism studies. The interest in combining other omics with metabolomics is also exemplified.

Download or read book Metabolomics in Crop Research Current and Emerging Methodologies written by Marta Sousa Silva and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2019-11-18 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The plant metabolome is highly complex, being composed of over 200,000 metabolites. The characterization of these small molecules has been crucial to study plant growth and development as well as their response to environmental changes. The potential of metabolomics in plant research, particularly if applied to crop plants, is also extremely valuable in the discovery of biomarkers and in the improvement of crop yield and quality. This Frontiers Research Topic addresses many applications of metabolomics to crop research, based on different analytical platforms, including mass spectrometry, and nuclear magnetic resonance. It comprises 13 articles from 109 authors that show the importance and the contribution of metabolomics in the analysis of crop’s traceability and genetic variation, in the study of fruit development, and in the understanding of the plant’s response to the environment and to different biotic and abiotic stresses.

Download or read book Molecular Techniques in Crop Improvement written by Shri Mohan Jain and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-11-05 with total page 759 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides comprehensive information on the latest tools and techniques of molecular genetics and their applications in crop improvement. It thoroughly discusses advanced techniques used in molecular markers, QTL mapping, marker-assisted breeding, and molecular cytogenetics.

Download or read book Plant Metabolomics written by Kazuki Saito and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006-06-29 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Metabolomics – which deals with all metabolites of an organism – is a rapidly-emerging sector of post-genome research fields. It plays significant roles in a variety of fields from medicine to agriculture and holds a fundamental position in functional genomics studies and their application in plant biotechnology. This volume comprehensively covers plant metabolomics for the first time. The chapters offer cutting-edge information on analytical technology, bioinformatics and applications. They were all written by leading researchers who have been directly involved in plant metabolomics research throughout the world. Up-to-date information and future developments are described, thereby producing a volume which is a landmark of plant metabolomics research and a beneficial guideline to graduate students and researchers in academia, industry, and technology transfer organizations in all plant science fields.

Download or read book Metabolomics in Food and Nutrition written by Bart C Weimer and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2013-10-31 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Metabolomics enables valuable information about the biochemical composition of foods to be rapidly obtained. Since the biochemical profile of food largely determines key food properties such as flavour and shelf life, the information gained using metabolomics-based methods will enable greater control of food quality and also help to determine the relationship between diet and health. Metabolomics in food and nutrition provides an overview of their current and potential use in the food industry.Part one reviews equipment, methods and data interpretation in metabolomics including the use of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), statistical methods in metabolomics, and metabolic reconstruction databases and their application to metabolomics research. Part two explores applications of metabolomics in humans, plants and food. Chapters discuss metabolomics in nutrition, human samples for health assessments, and current methods for the analysis of human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) and their novel applications. Further chapters highlight metabolomic analysis of plants and crops, metabolomics for the safety assessment of genetically modified (GM) crops, and applications of metabolomics in food science including food composition and quality, sensory and nutritional attributes.With its distinguished editors and team of expert contributors, Metabolomics in food and nutrition is a technical resource for industrial researchers in the food and nutrition sectors interested in the potential of metabolomics methods and academics and postgraduate students working in the area. - Provides an overview of the current and potential future use of metabolomics in the food industry - Chapters focus on key applications and review the analytical methods used and the bioinformatics techniques involved in processing the results - Discusses metabolomics in nutrition, human samples for health assessments, and current methods for the analysis of human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) and their novel applications

Download or read book Secondary Metabolism and Fruit Quality written by M. Teresa Sanchez-Ballesta and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2022-12-06 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Primary Metabolism in Fruits written by Franco Famiani and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2022-02-23 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Molecular and Metabolic Mechanisms Associated with Fleshy Fruit Quality written by Ana M. Fortes and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2017-09-08 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fleshy Fruits are a late acquisition of plant evolution. In addition of protecting the seeds, these specialized organs unique to plants were developed to promote seed dispersal via the contribution of frugivorous animals. Fruit development and ripening is a complex process and understanding the underlying genetic and molecular program is a very active field of research. Part of the ripening process is directed to build up quality traits such as color, texture and aroma that make the fruit attractive and palatable. As fruit consumers, humans have developed a time long interaction with fruits which contributed to make the fruit ripening attributes conform our needs and preferences. This issue of Frontiers in Plant Science is intended to cover the most recent advances in our understanding of different aspects of fleshy fruit biology, including the genetic, molecular and metabolic mechanisms associated to each of the fruit quality traits. It is also of prime importance to consider the effects of environmental cues, cultural practices and postharvest methods, and to decipher the mechanism by which they impact fruit quality traits. Most of our knowledge of fleshy fruit development, ripening and quality traits comes from work done in a reduced number of species that are not only of economic importance but can also benefit from a number of genetic and genomic tools available to their specific research communities. For instance, working with tomato and grape offers several advantages since the genome sequences of these two fleshy fruit species have been deciphered and a wide range of biological and genetic resources have been developed. Ripening mutants are available for tomato which constitutes the main model system for fruit functional genomics. In addition, tomato is used as a reference species for climacteric fruit which ripening is controlled by the phytohormone ethylene. Likewise, grape is a reference species for non-climacteric fruit even though no single master switches controlling ripening initiation have been uncovered yet. In the last period, the genome sequence of an increased number of fruit crop species became available which creates a suitable situation for research communities around crops to get organized and information to be shared through public repositories. On the other hand, the availability of genome-wide expression profiling technologies has enabled an easier study of global transcriptional changes in fruit species where the sequenced genome is not yet available. In this issue authors will present recent progress including original data as well as authoritative reviews on our understanding of fleshy fruit biology focusing on tomato and grape as model species.

Download or read book Metabolomics as a Tool in Nutrition Research written by J-L Sebedio and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2014-11-28 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Metabolomics is a multidisciplinary science used to understand the ways in which nutrients from food are used in the body and how this can be optimised and targeted at specific nutritional needs. Metabolomics as a Tool in Nutrition Research provides a review of the uses of metabolomics in nutritional research. Chapters cover the most important aspects of the topic such as analysis techniques, bioinformatics and integration with other 'omic' sciences such as proteomics and genomics. The final chapters look at the impact of exercise on metabolomic profiles and future trends in metabolomics for nutrition research.

Download or read book Postharvest Metabolomics of Soft Scald and Soggy Breakdown of Malus Domestica Cv Honeycrisp Fruit written by Rachel Sue Leisso and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Honeycrisp' apple fruit marketability is negatively impacted by postharvest physiological disorders, including soft scald and soggy breakdown. These non-pathogenic disorders are thought to be provoked by environmental stresses, including postharvest chilling. Advanced harvest maturity also enhances disorder risk. The goal of this research was to understand metabolism associated with development of soft scald and soggy breakdown of Honeycrisp in order to develop risk management tools for their control. Initially, field weather station data and standard quality/maturity metrics were evaluated to determine their utility for disorder risk assessment. These metrics, including Brix, internal ethylene concentration, starch, firmness and titratable acidity, do not reliably predict fruit susceptibility to soft scald and soggy breakdown. Further tests characterized the metabolome associated with symptomatic fruit tissue, adjacent healthy tissue, and tissue from entirely healthy fruit. Metabolites associated with oxidative stress, membrane disruption, and fermentative metabolism were linked with soggy breakdown symptoms, providing a metabolic fingerprint for this disorder. A separate test sought to determine if internal CO2 injury is distinct from soggy breakdown visually as well as metabolically by evaluating the impact of elevated CO2 partial pressures on internal disorder development. The metabolic profile of high CO2-induced cortex browning was not different from cortex browning provoked by chilling. However, visual symptoms sometimes differed between ostensible high CO2 CA injury compared with soggy breakdown, and succinic acid was elevated in fruit stored in high CO2. Finally, to identify candidate metabolites/transcripts for possible risk management tools, metabolites and gene expression differing prior to soft scald development were determined using metabolomic and transcriptomic profiling. Several classes of metabolites and potentially associated transcripts were differently regulated according to soft scald susceptibility, including hydroxylated triterpenoids, sesquiterpenoids, phytosterols, and their conjugates. Overall, results affirm that pre- and postharvest environmental factors, CA and chemical treatments, and physiological maturity alter fruit metabolic activities related to soft scald/soggy breakdown and CA injury. Fruit at risk for these postharvest disorders may not be detectable with standard quality metrics, and results indicate that monitoring a set of metabolites and transcripts could lend accuracy to soft scald/soggy breakdown risk assessment and enable better storage management decisions.

Download or read book Plant metabolomics in full swing written by and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2021-01-24 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Plant Metabolics, Volume 98, the latest release in the Advances in Botanical Research series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on a variety of intriguing topics, including Developmental metabolomics to decipher and improve fleshy fruit quality, Specialized metabolites in seeds, Untangling plant immune responses through metabolomics, Plant metabolomics to the benefit of crop protection and growth stimulation, Metabolomics in plant-microbe interactions in the roots, A practical guide to implementing metabolomics in plant ecology and biodiversity research, Plant metabolomics and breeding, Plant genome-scale metabolic networks, Metabolite imaging by mass spectrometry: A new discovery tool, MS- and NMR-metabolomic tools for the discrimination of wines: Applications for authenticity - Provides the authority and expertise of leading contributors from an international board of authors - Presents the latest release in the Advances in Botanical Research series - Updated release includes the latest information on the Plant Metabolics

Download or read book Metabolomics written by Jeevan Prasain and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2016-12-28 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Metabolomics: Fundamentals and Applications authoritatively presents the basic principles and applications of metabolomics. Topics covered in this book range from the analysis of metabolites from different biological sources and their data processing and statistical analysis. This book serves as a basic guide for a wide range of audiences from less familiar with metabolomics techniques to more experienced researchers seeking to understand complex biological systems from the systems biology approach.

Download or read book The Handbook of Plant Metabolomics written by Wolfram Weckwerth and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-02-28 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the newest title in the successful Molecular Plant Biology Handbook Series. Just like the other titles in the series this new book presents an excellent overview of different approaches and techniques in Metabolomics. Contributors are either from ivy-league research institutions or from companies developing new technologies in this dynamic and fast-growing field. With its approach to introduce current techniques in plant metabolomics to a wider audience and with many labs and companies considering to introduce metabolomics for their research, the title meets a growing market. The Kahl books are in addition a trusted brand for the plant science community and have always sold above expectations.

Download or read book Metabolic Profiling written by Georgios A. Theodoridis and published by Humana. This book was released on 2019-04-30 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume explores the different approaches and techniques used by researchers to study the recent challenges and developments in metabolic profiling. This book is divided into IV parts. Part I contains chapters that highlight basic concepts, such as experimental design, data treatment, metabolite identification, and harmonization. Part II describes experimental protocols for both targeted and untargeted metabolomics covering the basic analytical technologies: LC-MS, GC-MS, NMR and CE-MS. In addition the protocols describe methods for the study of tissues, feces, blood and other types of biological samples as well as the application of chemical derivatization for GC-MS. Parts III and IV present the use of metabolomics in the study of food, plants and the life sciences, with examples from the quest for the discovery of disease biomarkers, physical exercise omics and metabolic profiling of food, fruit and wine. Written in the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology series format, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible laboratory protocols, and tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls. Authoritative and thorough, Metabolic Profiling: Methods and Protocols is a valuable resource for researchers who are interested in expanding their knowledge of this rapidly developing field.

Download or read book Metabolomics From Fundamentals to Clinical Applications written by Alessandra Sussulini and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-01-28 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a comprehensive view of metabolomics, from the basic concepts, through sample preparation and analytical methodologies, to data interpretation and applications in medicine. It is the first volume to cover metabolomics clinical applications while also emphasizing analytical and statistical features. Moreover, future trends and perspectives in clinical metabolomics are also presented. For researches already experienced in metabolomics, the book will be useful as an updated definitive reference. For beginners in the field and graduate students, the book will provide detailed information about concepts and experimental aspects in metabolomics, as well as examples and perspectives of applications of this strategy to clinical questions.

Download or read book The Molecular Biology and Biochemistry of Fruit Ripening written by Graham Seymour and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-03-18 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive and mechanistic perspective on fruit ripening, emphasizing commonalities and differences between fruit groups and ripening processes. Fruits are an essential part of the human diet and contain important phytochemicals that provide protection against heart disease and cancers. Fruit ripening is of importance for human health and for industry-based strategies to harness natural variation, or genetic modification, for crop improvement. This book covers recent advances in the field of plant genomics and how these discoveries can be exploited to understand evolutionary processes and the complex network of hormonal and genetic control of ripening. The book explains the physiochemical and molecular changes in fruit that impact its quality, and recent developments in understanding of the genetic, molecular and biochemical basis for colour, flavour and texture. It is a valuable resource for plant and crop researchers and professionals, agricultural engineers, horticulturists, and food scientists. Summary: Reviews the physiochemical and molecular changes in fruit which impact flavour, texture, and colour Covers recent advances in genomics on the genetic, molecular, and biochemical basis of fruit quality Integrates information on both hormonal and genetic control of ripening Relevant for basic researchers and applied scientists

Download or read book Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture written by H.N. Nigg and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-06-29 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book was tbe result of a symposium beld at tbe American Cbernical Society meeting in Miami Beacb, Florida, September 10-15, 1989. The symposium was jointly sponsored by Tbe Society for Economfc Botany and tbe American Cbernical Society Food and Natural Product sub division. Tbere were five speakers. During tbe social sessions (mostly over drinks in abotel room), it became obvious tbat, regardless of tbe discipline, we were all speaking tbe same language. Yet, prior to tbe symposium, only a few of tbe participants knew one anotber. We decided to expand tbe symposium into a book. The book would, we boped, accomplish for otbers wbat we bad discovered in ourselves. That is, the field of Natural Products is broad, but similar in techniques and approach, ancient but modern, and bas been and continues to be extremely valuable to humankind. We wanted the book to serve as an introductory text for courses and as a reference work for the future. We also determined to include the structure of every chemical in the chapter where it was mentioned so the reader would not have to find the structure somewhere else or to try and deduce the structure from the chemical name. Little did we know what an undertaking these goals would be or the time this would take.