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PlantMetabolomics.org: A Web Portal for Plant Metabolomics Experiments
Plant Physiology
  • Preeti Bais, Iowa State University
  • Stephanie M. Moon, Iowa State University
  • Kun He, Carnegie Institution for Science
  • Ricardo Leitao, Carnegie Institution for Science
  • Kate Dreher, Carnegie Institution for Science
  • Tom Walk, Carnegie Institution for Science
  • Yves Sucaet, Iowa State University
  • Lenore Barkan, Washington State University
  • Gert Wohlgemuth, University of California, Davis
  • Mary R. Roth, Kansas State University
  • Eve Syrkin Wurtele, Iowa State University
  • Philip Dixon, Iowa State University
  • Oliver Fiehn, University of California, Davis
  • B. Markus Lange, Washington State University
  • Vladimir Shulaev, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
  • Lloyd W. Sumner, The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation
  • Ruth Welti, Kansas State University
  • Basil J. Nikolau, Iowa State University
  • Seung Y. Rhee, Carnegie Institution for Science
  • Julie A. Dickerson, Iowa State University
Document Type
Article
Publication Version
Published Version
Publication Date
4-1-2010
DOI
10.1104/pp.109.151027
Abstract

PlantMetabolomics.org (PM) is a web portal and database for exploring, visualizing, and downloading plant metabolomics data. Widespread public access to well-annotated metabolomics datasets is essential for establishing metabolomics as a functional genomics tool. PM integrates metabolomics data generated from different analytical platforms from multiple laboratories along with the key visualization tools such as ratio and error plots. Visualization tools can quickly show how one condition compares to another and which analytical platforms show the largest changes. The database tries to capture a complete annotation of the experiment metadata along with the metabolite abundance databased on the evolving Metabolomics Standards Initiative. PM can be used as a platform for deriving hypotheses by enabling metabolomic comparisons between genetically unique Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) populations subjected to different environmental conditions. Each metabolite is linked to relevant experimental data and information from various annotation databases. The portal also provides detailed protocols and tutorials on conducting plant metabolomics experiments to promote metabolomics in the community. PM currently houses Arabidopsis metabolomics data generated by a consortium of laboratories utilizing metabolomics to help elucidate the functions of uncharacterized genes. PM is publicly available at http://www. plantmetabolomics.org.

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This article is published as Bais, Preeti, Stephanie M. Moon, Kun He, Ricardo Leitao, Kate Dreher, Tom Walk, Yves Sucaet et al. "PlantMetabolomics. org: a web portal for plant metabolomics experiments." Plant physiology 152, no. 4 (2010): 1807-1816. doi:10.1104/pp.109.151027.

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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
Copyright Owner
American Society of Plant Biologists
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en
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Citation Information
Preeti Bais, Stephanie M. Moon, Kun He, Ricardo Leitao, et al.. "PlantMetabolomics.org: A Web Portal for Plant Metabolomics Experiments" Plant Physiology Vol. 152 Iss. 4 (2010) p. 1807 - 1816
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/basil-nikolau/63/