Yue Hu, Yao Ruan, Xin-Le Zhao, Feng Jiang, Dongxu Liu, Qiang Zhu, Qing-Ye Zhang, Qing-Yong Yang
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Abstract
Comparative metabolomics plays a crucial role in investigating gene function, exploring metabolite evolution, and accelerating crop genetic improvement. However, a systematic platform for intra- and cross-species comparison of metabolites is currently lacking. Here, we report the Plant Comparative Metabolome Database (PCMD; http://yanglab.hzau.edu.cn/PCMD), a multilevel comparison database based on predicted metabolic profiles of 530 plant species. The PCMD serves as a platform for comparing metabolite characteristics at various levels, including species, metabolites, pathways, and biological taxonomy. The database also provides a number of user-friendly online tools, such as species comparison, metabolite enrichment, and ID conversion, enabling users to perform comparisons and enrichment analyses of metabolites across different species. In addition, the PCMD establishes a unified system based on existing metabolite-related databases by standardizing metabolite numbering. The PCMD is the most species-rich comparative plant metabolomics database currently available, and a case study demonstrates its ability to provide new insights into plant metabolic diversity.
期刊介绍:
Plant Communications is an open access publishing platform that supports the global plant science community. It publishes original research, review articles, technical advances, and research resources in various areas of plant sciences. The scope of topics includes evolution, ecology, physiology, biochemistry, development, reproduction, metabolism, molecular and cellular biology, genetics, genomics, environmental interactions, biotechnology, breeding of higher and lower plants, and their interactions with other organisms. The goal of Plant Communications is to provide a high-quality platform for the dissemination of plant science research.