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Metabolomic technology development and metabolite analytical service

Reference	BBS/E/C/00004559
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Professor Michael Beale
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors
Institution	Rothamsted Research
Department	Rothamsted Research Department
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	783,784
Status	Completed
Type	Institute Project
Start date	01/04/2003
End date	31/03/2008
Duration	60 months

Abstract

The analysis of metabolites is central to plant science research. The project operates as a service to other projects in the division and provides NMR, MS and computational analysis of samples submitted by users. The project also has a strong research element in development of NMR, MS and associated data-handling and interpretation methods for metabolomic fingerprinting of plant extracts. Here, rather than the conventional high-resolution analysis of samples purified with targeting to specific metabolites, the aim is to gain a broad picture of plant metabolism with minimum sample purification. The work involves establishment of high-throughput NMR and MS techniques, coupled with database development and application of chemometric techniques. In this way large numbers of fingerprints from collections of mutant, transgenic and ecotypic plants can be collected and compared.

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Committee	Closed Committee - Plant & Microbial Sciences (PMS)
Research Topics	X – not assigned to a current Research Topic
Research Priority	X – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative	X - not in an Initiative
Funding Scheme	X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme

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