Comprehensive Metabolic Profiling in Fruits

A special issue of Metabolites (ISSN 2218-1989). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Metabolism".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 May 2023

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Fruits are complex and dynamic biological systems whose metabolome is continuously reshaped throughout distinct physiological phases under the control of the plant genetic program and the effect of concomitant environmental conditions. Thanks to the integration of high-throughput metabolomics techniques with other omics sciences, the knowledge of fruit biology, from both botanical and nutraceutical perspectives, has greatly improved, leading to the identification and characterization of a wide range of fruit primary and specialized metabolites that might cover important physiological functions or that are associated to quality-related traits and health-promoting activities. Nonetheless, while a huge amount of literature keeps reporting advancements in the study of fruits produced by high-valuable crop species, further efforts are required to investigate the metabolomes of fruits from wild and newly cultivated ones.

In this Special Issue of Metabolites entitled “Comprehensive metabolic profiling of fruits” we invite authors to present original research papers in which metabolomics techniques are exploited, alone or in combination with other omics approaches, to provide relevant information to one or more of the following research topics concerning the metabolomics of fruits:  

• elucidation of the metabolic profiles of fruits in plant species or varieties still poorly investigated;
• characterization of primary or specialized metabolites and of the metabolic changes associated to different physiological stages (fruit formation, development, ripening, senescence) or fruit tissues;
• evaluation of the impact of environmental conditions, agronomical practices and post-harvest treatments on the fruit metabolome;
• profiling of fruit bioactive phytochemicals with potential applications for human health and well-being;
• methodological aspects and challenges related to the metabolic profiling in fruits (from metabolite extraction to data analysis and integration).

Dr. Stefano Negri

Guest Editor

Keywords

• fruit metabolome
• metabolomics
• metabolic profiling
• primary metabolites
• specialized metabolites
• bioactive compounds

More info: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/metabolites/special_issues/VMN56V38FH