Maize Root Metabolite Mass Spectrometry Data for Chemical Imaging

Mass spectrometry files support the research article 'Chemical Imaging Reveals Diverse Functions of Tricarboxylic Acid Metabolites in Root Growth and Development'. The dataset includes higher and lower resolution DESI-MSI files for maize root sections, ESI-MS/MS data for bulk root extract, and HPLC-MS/MS data for roots treated with TCA metabolites. It was authored by Tao Zhang and published in Nature Communications in 2023.

Use Cases

• Spatial mapping of metabolites in plant tissue based on DESI-MSI files
• Identification of tricarboxylic acid cycle metabolites based on HPLC-MS/MS data from treated roots
• Validation of mass spectrometry imaging results based on accompanying ESI-MS/MS data

Strengths

• Includes data in multiple mass spectrometry formats (.raw, .mzML, .imzML)
• Provides detailed Excel guides for DESI-MSI and MS/MS data
• Covers ten maize root sections for higher resolution imaging

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

Mass spectrometry analysis of maize root samples.