LAESI mass spectrometry imaging as a tool to differentiate the root metabolome of native and range-expanding plant species.

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Main conclusion

LAESI-MSI, an innovative high-throughput technique holds a unique potential for untargeted detection, profiling and spatial localization of metabolites from intact plant samples without need for extraction or extensive sample preparation. Our understanding of chemical diversity in biological samples has greatly improved through recent advances in mass spectrometry (MS). MS-based-imaging (MSI) techniques have further enhanced this by providing spatial information on the distribution of metabolites and their relative abundance. This study aims to employ laser-ablation electrospray ionization (LAESI) MSI as a tool to profile and compare the root metabolome of two pairs of native and range-expanding plant species. It has been proposed that successful range-expanding pla

SUBMITTER: Kulkarni P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6244666 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature