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ArticleAnalytical and bioanalytical chemistry2026

Differentiation of wild-type and PAP1-overexpressing tobacco by volatile organic compound profiling using TP-SESI mass spectrometry.

Sarah M Ashbacher, De-Yu Xie, David C Muddiman

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Sarah M AshbacherBiological Imaging Laboratory for Disease and Exposure Research (BILDER), Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695, USA.
De-Yu XieDepartment of Plant and Microbial Biology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695, USA.
David C MuddimanBiological Imaging Laboratory for Disease and Exposure Research (BILDER), Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695, USA. dcmuddim@ncsu.edu.

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Development and Application of New Ionization Methods for Biological Mass SpectrometryR01GM087964 · NIGMS · NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY RALEIGH · PI MUDDIMAN, DAVID C. · 2010 to 2025
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NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM087964NIGMS NIH HHS R01GM087964
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Abstract

Real-time profiling of plant volatiles provides insight into metabolic regulation, yet rapid and high-throughput characterization remains analytically challenging. Here, we apply temperature programming secondary electrospray ionization (TP-SESI) mass spectrometry to compare volatile organic compound (VOC) profiles from wild-type and PAP1-overexpressing tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum). This study extends the application of TP-SESI, which was originally developed for plant volatile analysis, to evaluate genotype-specific metabolic differences. TP-SESI enabled sensitive detection of VOCs and semi-volatile compounds spanning three major plant volatile classes: terpenoids, phenylpropanoids/benzenoids, and fatty acid derivatives, across both genotypes. While the two genotypes shared many detected features, PAP1-overexpressing plants were associated with upregulation of these indicated VOCs, suggesting broad metabolic reprogramming associated with PAP1 activation. Statistical analyses revealed clear separation between genotypes, demonstrating TP-SESI captures robust, reproducible metabolic differences in intact plant tissue. These results suggest that TP-SESI is capable of detecting genotype-associated variations in plant volatile emissions and may be useful for examining transcription factor-related changes in plant metabolism.

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NicotianaSpectrometry, Mass, Electrospray IonizationVolatile Organic CompoundsGenotypePancreatitis-Associated ProteinsPlants, Genetically ModifiedPancreatitis-Associated ProteinsREG3A protein, humanVolatile Organic CompoundsMass spectrometryPAP1Plant metabolomicsTP-SESIVOCs

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