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Plant metabolomics: applications and challenges in the era of multi-omics big data.

Yingchen Hao, Zhonghui Zhang, Enxi Luo, Jun Yang, Shouchuang Wang

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Review in aBIOTECH, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

34 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Yingchen Hao *National Key Laboratory for Tropical Crop Breeding, School of Breeding and Multiplication (Sanya Institute of Breeding and Multiplication), Hainan University, Sanya, 572025 China.
Zhonghui Zhang *National Key Laboratory for Tropical Crop Breeding, School of Breeding and Multiplication (Sanya Institute of Breeding and Multiplication), Hainan University, Sanya, 572025 China.
Enxi LuoNational Key Laboratory for Tropical Crop Breeding, School of Breeding and Multiplication (Sanya Institute of Breeding and Multiplication), Hainan University, Sanya, 572025 China.
Jun YangNational Key Laboratory for Tropical Crop Breeding, School of Breeding and Multiplication (Sanya Institute of Breeding and Multiplication), Hainan University, Sanya, 572025 China.
Shouchuang WangNational Key Laboratory for Tropical Crop Breeding, School of Breeding and Multiplication (Sanya Institute of Breeding and Multiplication), Hainan University, Sanya, 572025 China.ORCID 0000-0002-5568-816X

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Plant metabolites are crucial for the growth, development, environmental adaptation, and nutritional quality of plants. Plant metabolomics, a key branch of systems biology, involves the comprehensive analysis and interpretation of the composition, variation, and functions of these metabolites. Advances in technology have transformed plant metabolomics into a sophisticated process involving sample collection, metabolite extraction, high-throughput analysis, data processing, and multidimensional statistical analysis. In today's era of big data, the field is witnessing an explosion in data acquisition, offering insight into the complexity and dynamics of plant metabolism. Moreover, multiple omics strategies can be integrated to reveal interactions and regulatory networks across different molecular levels, deepening our understanding of plant biological processes. In this review, we highlight recent advances and challenges in plant metabolomics, emphasizing the roles for this technique in improving crop varieties, enhancing nutritional value, and increasing stress resistance. We also explore the scientific foundations of plant metabolomics and its applications in medicine, and ecological conservation.

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Mass spectrometryMetabolic pathwaysMetabolic regulationMetabolomicsMulti-omics

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PMID40060186
PMCPMC11889285

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