Plant metabolomics is an important branch of metabolomics, defined as metabolomics targeting plants as research subjects. It involves the qualitative and quantitative analysis of all small-molecule metabolites in plants of different species, genetic types, or ecological types at different growth stages or before and after certain stimuli, to identify patterns of metabolic changes. To survive in constantly changing and harsh environments, plants have evolved complex, multicellular structures with different functional organs. These organs contain various cell types, which shift their metabolic mechanisms to precisely achieve their specific functions. The influences of environment, temperature, and seasons are compensated through metabolic changes. Due to the stress from abiotic factors (light, UV, water) and biotic factors (pests, parasites, and pathogen attacks), plants derive a complex library of metabolic compounds. These include primary metabolites essential for plant life activities and growth, as well as secondary metabolites closely related to plant disease resistance and stress tolerance.
BiotechPack Co. offers a plant metabolomics technology package. You only need to send us your experimental objectives and samples; we will handle all subsequent experiments. We have established metabolomics research platforms for primary and secondary plant metabolites using Thermo's Q Exactive and AB's Q TOF 5600 mass spectrometers. Depending on your experimental objectives, we apply different sample processing schemes to efficiently extract primary and secondary plant metabolites for analysis, enhancing the identification and quantification of metabolites while effectively answering your biological questions.
Research Route
Plant Metabolomics Research Route
About Samples
1. Sample Preservation
For plant tissue samples where metabolites cannot be extracted immediately after sampling, ultra-low temperature preservation (-80°C) is required; sample transportation should be under dry ice conditions.
2. Sample Pretreatment
After sampling, you can also pretreat the samples. If you need methods for extracting different categories of metabolites, feel free to contact us.
Case: Polyphenol Extraction
Plant polyphenols are a class of polyphenolic compounds widely present in plants, mainly found in the bark, roots, wood, leaves, and fruits. Due to differences in their internal composition structures and properties, solvent extraction is usually used. Polyphenolic substances contain hydroxyl groups in their structures, giving them some polarity. Therefore, water, low-carbon alcohols, ethyl acetate, and acetone are all viable solvents.
Bilingual Project Report in Chinese/English
In the technical report, BiotechPack will provide you with a detailed bilingual technical report in Chinese/English, including:
1. Experimental Steps (Chinese/English)
2. Relevant Mass Spectrometry Parameters (Chinese/English)
3. Mass Spectrometry Images
4. Raw Data
5. Metabolomics Analysis Results
One-stop Plant Metabolomics Service
You only need to place an order and send samples
BiotechPack's one-stop service completes: Sample processing - Instrument analysis - Data analysis - Project report
