Author:Madala, NE; Steenkamp, PA; Piater, LA; Dubery, IADate:Aug 2012Metabolomics entails identification and quantification of all metabolites within a biological system with a given physiological status; as such, it should be unbiased. A variety of techniques are used to measure the metabolite content of ...Read more
Author:Barros, E; Lezar, S; Anttonen, MJ; Van Dijk, JP; Rohlig, RM; Kok, EJ; Engel, K-HDate:Feb 2010The aim of this study was to evaluate the use of four nontargeted analytical methodologies in the detection of unintended effects that could be derived during genetic manipulation of crops. Three profiling technologies were used to compare ...Read more
Author:Tugizimana, F; Steenkamp, Paul A; Piater, LA; Dubery, IADate:Nov 2016Untargeted metabolomic studies generate information-rich, high-dimensional, and complex datasets that remain challenging to handle and fully exploit. Despite the remarkable progress in the development of tools and algorithms, the “exhaustive” ...Read morecb
Author:Tugizimana, F; Steenkamp, PA; Piater, LA; Dubery, IADate:Feb 2012Plants have the ability to continuously respond to microbial signals in their environment. One of these stimuli is a steroid from fungal membranes, ergosterol, which does not occur in plants, but acts as a pathogen-associated molecular pattern ...Read more
Author:Barros, E; Morris, EJDate:2014The fastest growing use of maize is for the production of fuel ethanol using the enzymatic conversion of corn starch to glucose and then to ethanol as well by converting the cellulosic (non-food) parts of maize to ethanol. However for the ...Read more
Author:Madala, NE; Steenkamp, PA; Piater, LA; Dubery, IADate:Oct 2013Plants have developed biochemical and molecular responses to adapt to different stress environments. One of the characteristics of the multi-component defence response is the production of defence-related metabolites. Plant defences can be ...Read more
Author:James, TJ; Tugizimana, F; Steenkamp, PA; Dubery, IADate:Apr 2013Centella asiatica is an important source of biologically active pentacyclic triterpenoids. The enhancement of the biosynthesis of the centellosides by manipulation of associated metabolic pathways is receiving much attention. Jasmonates play ...Read more
Author:Tugizimana, F; Steenkamp, PA; Piater, LA; Dubery, IADate:Jan 2014Metabolomics is providing new dimensions into understanding the intracellular adaptive responses in plants to external stimuli. In this study, a multi-technology-metabolomic approach was used to investigate the effect of the fungal sterol, ...Read more
Author:Ramabulana, T; Mavunda, RD; Steenkamp, Paul A; Piater, LA; Dubery, IA; Madala, NEDate:Mar 2016Oxidative stress is a physiological state associated with almost all biotic and abiotic stresses in plants. This phenomenon occurs due to imbalances which result from the overproduction of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Plants, however, have ...Read more
Author:Mhlongo, MI; Steenkamp, Paul A; Piater, LA; Madala, NE; Dubery, IADate:Oct 2016Metabolomics has developed into a valuable tool for advancing our understanding of plant metabolism. Plant innate immune defenses can be activated and enhanced so that, subsequent to being pre-sensitized, plants are able to launch a stronger ...Read more
Author:Madala, NE; Tugizimana, F; Steenkamp, PA; Piater, LA; Dubery, IADate:Mar 2013Ultra high-performance liquid chromatography hyphenated to mass spectrometry (UHPLC-MS) technologies has been widely applied in metabolomics, and the high resolution and peak capacity thereof are only some of the key aspects that are exploited ...Read more