Plant Metabolism
A section of Metabolites (ISSN 2218-1989).
Section Information
Metabolomics within plant science involves the large-scale study of small molecules, also known as metabolites (polar and lipophilic primary metabolites, secondary metabolites, and volatiles), within plant tissues, inclusive of root, stem and leaf tissues, as well as grains/seeds and fruits. Plant metabolomics and volatilomics involve the identification and comparative (relative) or absolute quantification of the thousands of cellular metabolites or volatile metabolites and their interactions, applying LC-MS (MS/MS and multi stage MSn) to primary metabolites, lipids and secondary metabolites, GC-MS of volatiles (SPME and TD analysis) and primary metabolites (MOX-TMS derivatives), as well as 1D and 2D-NMR, analytical approaches.
Within the Plant Metabolism section, topics of interest include but are not limited to studies of:
- Plant, fruit and seed, development and physiology;
- Plant disease;
- Plant interactions with insects and rhizosphere microbes;
- Plant-derived natural products and waste stream valorisation;
- Nutrition in plant-derived foodstuffs.
Metabolites warmly welcomes submissions based on the application of metabolomics within plant science, from biological-based studies in the above-outlined areas, through to analytical method development, metabolite identification method development, MS and NMR imaging development, metabolite database and library development, and informatics and data workflow development in plant sciences.
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Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Crop Nutrition Metabolism and Cultivation Physiology (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Metabolomics in Plant Natural Products Research (Deadline: 10 May 2024)
- New Insights in Plant Metabolism and Chemodiversity (Deadline: 10 June 2024)
- Mass Spectrometry-Based Metabolomics Identification of Plant Components (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Metabolic Responses of Seeds Development and Germination (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Metabolic Responses of Plants to Abiotic Stress (Deadline: 15 July 2024)
- Effects of Biotic/Abiotic Stress on Plant Metabolism (Deadline: 13 August 2024)
- Effect of Exogenous or Endogenous Regulatory Factors on Metabolic Responses of Plants to Biotic/Abiotic Stress (Deadline: 18 August 2024)
- LC-MS/MS Analysis for Plant Secondary Metabolites (Deadline: 20 September 2024)
- Metabolic Changes during Pre- and Post-harvest Fruit and Vegetable Decay, Ripening and Senescence (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Metabolomics and Plant Defence (Deadline: 15 October 2024)
- Identification and Therapeutic Properties of Secondary Metabolites of Medicinal Plants II (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Bioactive Metabolites from Natural Sources (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Metabolomic Data Analysis in Plant Lipid Metabolism and Lipid Synthesis (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Roles of Plant Secondary Metabolites in Preventing and Treating Chemotherapy-Induced Side Effects (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Plant Biotic and Abiotic Stress Responses and Tolerance: Phytohormonal and Metabolic Insights (Deadline: 31 March 2025)