biostudies-literatureUnknown13(1)Farestiani EMany previous studies have reported various phospholipids and elements that affect sake production; however, it seems to be challenging to investigate individual types in each rice variety due to their high diversity, not to mention their distribution patterns. Since its introduction, mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) has gained attention in various fields as a simple compound visualization technique. The current study highlights the progress of powerful MSI in comprehensively analyzing phospholipids and minerals in brown rice for sake production. Multivariate analysis suggested phospholipids relating to each rice group based on regions of interest. Phospholipid classes connected with embryo and endosperm included fatty acylcarnitine, diacylglycerol, phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylglycerolMass spectrometry (Tokyo, Japan)A0164https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC11664313biostudies-literatureImaging Lipidomics and Metallomics of Brown Rice Cultivars Used for Sake Production.PMC11664313Tamada YFukusaki EOkuda KFarestiani EShimma SfalseImaging Lipidomics and Metallomics of Brown Rice Cultivars Used for Sake Production.Many previous studies have reported various phospholipids and elements that affect sake production; however, it seems to be challenging to investigate individual types in each rice variety due to their high diversity, not to mention their distribution patterns. Since its introduction, mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) has gained attention in various fields as a simple compound visualization technique. The current study highlights the progress of powerful MSI in comprehensively analyzing phospholipids and minerals in brown rice for sake production. Multivariate analysis suggested phospholipids relating to each rice group based on regions of interest. Phospholipid classes connected with embryo and endosperm included fatty acylcarnitine, diacylglycerol, phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylglycerol2024-01-01T00:00:00Z20242025-04-03T23:13:31.048Z2025-04-03T23:13:31.048ZS-EPMC116643133971749710.5702/massspectrometry.A0164