A Novel Approach for Comparing Selected Metabolites in Citrus Leaves and Fruits Across Datasets
Citrus fruits are valued not only for their nutritional benefits but also for their rich phytochemical content. Metabolomics has emerged as a comprehensive technique for assessing the chemical composition of fruits. The botanical connection between leaves, flowers, and fruits is reflected in both th...
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| author | Ryan C. Traband Xuesong Wang Mariano Resendiz Megan Meng Yoko Hiraoka Qiong Jia Rendell Chang Ethan Eurmsirilerd Tracy Kahn Peggy A. Mauk Amancio De Souza Anil Bhatia Haiyan Ke Donald Merhaut Mikeal L. Roose Zhenyu Jia John M. Chater |
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| description | Citrus fruits are valued not only for their nutritional benefits but also for their rich phytochemical content. Metabolomics has emerged as a comprehensive technique for assessing the chemical composition of fruits. The botanical connection between leaves, flowers, and fruits is reflected in both their structure and chemical composition, particularly in the flow of nutrients between plant organs. We introduced a new logarithm ratio-based approach to compare metabolite profiles between fruits and leaves. We hypothesize that this method allows for the analysis of multiple citrus metabolomic profiles to reveal known and novel correlation patterns, reflecting the dynamic connections between metabolic sources. To test this hypothesis, we leveraged comprehensive leaf metabolomic profiles from over 200 accessions in the Givaudan Citrus Variety Collection and reviewed published metabolomics data for fruits and juices of matching citrus types. By employing logarithm-transformed metabolic ratios within each dataset, we accounted for systematic differences across metabolomic platforms, achieving an unbiased analysis. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e819ce47673b40c7b375e4e1b3520ae42025-08-20T03:47:58ZengMDPI AGPlants2223-77472025-05-011410140610.3390/plants14101406A Novel Approach for Comparing Selected Metabolites in Citrus Leaves and Fruits Across DatasetsRyan C. Traband0Xuesong Wang1Mariano Resendiz2Megan Meng3Yoko Hiraoka4Qiong Jia5Rendell Chang6Ethan Eurmsirilerd7Tracy Kahn8Peggy A. Mauk9Amancio De Souza10Anil Bhatia11Haiyan Ke12Donald Merhaut13Mikeal L. Roose14Zhenyu Jia15John M. Chater16Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USAGenetics, Genomics, and Bioinformatics Program, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USADepartment of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USADepartment of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USADepartment of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USAGenetics, Genomics, and Bioinformatics Program, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USAGenetics, Genomics, and Bioinformatics Program, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USAGenetics, Genomics, and Bioinformatics Program, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USADepartment of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USADepartment of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USAMetabolomics Core Facility, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USAMetabolomics Core Facility, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USAMetabolomics Core Facility, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USADepartment of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USADepartment of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USADepartment of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USADepartment of Horticultural Sciences, University of Florida, Lake Alfred, FL 33850, USACitrus fruits are valued not only for their nutritional benefits but also for their rich phytochemical content. Metabolomics has emerged as a comprehensive technique for assessing the chemical composition of fruits. The botanical connection between leaves, flowers, and fruits is reflected in both their structure and chemical composition, particularly in the flow of nutrients between plant organs. We introduced a new logarithm ratio-based approach to compare metabolite profiles between fruits and leaves. We hypothesize that this method allows for the analysis of multiple citrus metabolomic profiles to reveal known and novel correlation patterns, reflecting the dynamic connections between metabolic sources. To test this hypothesis, we leveraged comprehensive leaf metabolomic profiles from over 200 accessions in the Givaudan Citrus Variety Collection and reviewed published metabolomics data for fruits and juices of matching citrus types. By employing logarithm-transformed metabolic ratios within each dataset, we accounted for systematic differences across metabolomic platforms, achieving an unbiased analysis.https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/14/10/1406metabolomicsmethodcitruscomparisondatasets |
| spellingShingle | Ryan C. Traband Xuesong Wang Mariano Resendiz Megan Meng Yoko Hiraoka Qiong Jia Rendell Chang Ethan Eurmsirilerd Tracy Kahn Peggy A. Mauk Amancio De Souza Anil Bhatia Haiyan Ke Donald Merhaut Mikeal L. Roose Zhenyu Jia John M. Chater A Novel Approach for Comparing Selected Metabolites in Citrus Leaves and Fruits Across Datasets Plants metabolomics method citrus comparison datasets |
| title | A Novel Approach for Comparing Selected Metabolites in Citrus Leaves and Fruits Across Datasets |
| title_full | A Novel Approach for Comparing Selected Metabolites in Citrus Leaves and Fruits Across Datasets |
| title_fullStr | A Novel Approach for Comparing Selected Metabolites in Citrus Leaves and Fruits Across Datasets |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Novel Approach for Comparing Selected Metabolites in Citrus Leaves and Fruits Across Datasets |
| title_short | A Novel Approach for Comparing Selected Metabolites in Citrus Leaves and Fruits Across Datasets |
| title_sort | novel approach for comparing selected metabolites in citrus leaves and fruits across datasets |
| topic | metabolomics method citrus comparison datasets |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/14/10/1406 |
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