A cheminformatics approach to characterize metabolomes in stable-isotope-labeled organisms

Nat Methods. 2019 Apr;16(4):295-298. doi: 10.1038/s41592-019-0358-2. Epub 2019 Mar 28.

Abstract

We report a computational approach (implemented in MS-DIAL 3.0; http://prime.psc.riken.jp/) for metabolite structure characterization using fully 13C-labeled and non-labeled plants and LC-MS/MS. Our approach facilitates carbon number determination and metabolite classification for unknown molecules. Applying our method to 31 tissues from 12 plant species, we assigned 1,092 structures and 344 formulae to 3,604 carbon-determined metabolite ions, 69 of which were found to represent structures currently not listed in metabolome databases.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Carbon Isotopes
  • Chromatography, Liquid
  • Computational Biology / methods*
  • Databases, Factual
  • Genes, Plant*
  • Isotope Labeling
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Metabolome*
  • Metabolomics
  • Plant Leaves
  • Plant Proteins / metabolism*
  • Plant Roots
  • Plant Stems
  • Plants / metabolism*
  • Software
  • Species Specificity
  • Tandem Mass Spectrometry

Substances

  • Carbon Isotopes
  • Plant Proteins