Untargeted metabolomics reveals predominant alterations in lipid metabolism following light exposure in broccoli sprouts

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 13678-13691

  Maldini, Mariateresa ^a,b   Natella, Fausta ^a   Baima, Simona ^a   Morelli, Giorgio ^a   Scaccini, Cristina ^a   Langridge, James ^c   Astarita, Giuseppe ^c,d  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^c WATERS CORPORATION   (United States)

^d GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ion mobility; Lipidomics; Lipids; Metabolomics; Nutrition; Oxylipins; Sterol lipids

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; CHLOROPHYLL B; DITERPENOID; FLAVONOID; ION; OXYLIPIN; POLYKETIDE; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; STEROL;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BROCCOLI; DARKNESS; DEFENSE MECHANISM; HERBIVORE; LIGHT EXPOSURE; LIPID METABOLISM; LIPIDOMICS; METABOLITE; METABOLOME; METABOLOMICS; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PHENOTYPE; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PLANT GROWTH; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SPROUT; TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY; ULTRA PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; BRASSICA; METABOLISM; RADIATION RESPONSE; SEEDLING; SUNLIGHT;

BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. BOTRYTIS; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. ITALICA; BRASSICACEAE;

BRASSICA; LIPID METABOLISM; METABOLOME; SEEDLINGS; SUNLIGHT;

EID: 84934912185     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms160613678     Document Type: Article

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