title: Metabolite profiling in plant biology: platforms and destinations.
abstract: Optimal use of genome sequences and gene-expression resources requires powerful phenotyping platforms, including those for systematic analysis of metabolite composition. The most used technologies for metabolite profiling, including mass spectral, nuclear magnetic resonance and enzyme-based approaches, have various advantages and disadvantages, and problems can arise with reliability and the interpretation of the huge datasets produced. These techniques will be useful for answering important biological questions in the future.
authors.affiliation: Max-Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476 Golm, Germany. stitt@mpimp-golm.mpg.de
authors.forename: Joachim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kopka
authors.forename: Alisdair
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fernie
authors.forename: Wolfram
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Weckwerth
authors.forename: Yves
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gibon
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stitt
mesh_terms: D001695:Biology / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends*; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends*; D010944:Plants / Q000235:genetics*