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Original Research

Published on 10 Oct 2025

Transcriptomic and metabolomic analysis of carotenoid metabolism and accumulation of carotenoid-derived products in tobacco leaves before and after curing

in Plant Metabolism and Chemodiversity

Tao Liu
Na Kong
Jianmin Cao
Gang Chen
Zhichao Deng
Lichao Wen
Zhenbiao Zhang
Cun Guo
Rongrong Wu
Yalun Yang

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1671379

797 views

Original Research

Published on 08 Oct 2025

Spermidine improves seed viability in Allium mongolicum by regulating AmCS-mediated metabolic and antioxidant networks

in Plant Metabolism and Chemodiversity

Yan Men
Pengchao Wei
Fenglan Zhang
Xiumei Huang
Dong Zhang
Rongji Feng
Xueqin He
Zhongren Yang

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1683362

734 views

Original Research

Published on 07 Oct 2025

Growth regulation mechanism of Rhododendron moulmainense to high-temperature stress: integrated physiological, transcriptomic, and metabolomic insights

in Plant Metabolism and Chemodiversity

Zaid Khan
Sijia Liu
Jingen Peng
Hongyue Cai
Yuqing Bai
Bing Hu
Luwen Zhang
Peng Zhuang
Zipeng Cai
Lijuan Xie

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1680853

701 views

Original Research

Accepted on 06 Oct 2025

Analysis and Identification of Coumarins in Different Parts of Chimonanthus salicifolius and Biosynthetic Pathways Prediction

in Plant Metabolism and Chemodiversity

Yu Jiang
Xinhua Ma
Mimi Xu
Tinghui Xie
Yingpeng Tong

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1656532

109 views

Correction

Published on 06 Oct 2025

Correction: Salicylic acid biosynthesis in plants

in Plant Metabolism and Chemodiversity

Hannes Lefevere
Lander Bauters
Godelieve Gheysen

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1697849

942 views

Original Research

Published on 06 Oct 2025

Multi-omics elucidation of yellow aril coloration in litchi (Litchi chinensis Sonn.) cultivar ‘Jianjianghongnuo’: coordinated downregulation of flavonoid and carotenoid biosynthetic pathways drives pigment dynamics

in Plant Metabolism and Chemodiversity

Mianqiao Pan
Han Wang
Zhenchen Ning
Xiaoqian Yu
Hecheng Liu
Xiaomei Huang
Houbin Chen
Zuanxian Su

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1669458

609 views

Original Research

Published on 06 Oct 2025

Multi-omics integration reveals organ-specific biosynthesis of flavonoids and terpenoids in the medicinal plant Bidens alba

in Plant Metabolism and Chemodiversity

Zhaochu Wang
Xinyu Xu
Peilan Zhang
Ye Huang
Chenzi Zhao
Yousry A. El-Kassaby
Yangtao Chen
Jing Wang
Rong Shi

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1675432

616 views

Original Research

Accepted on 03 Oct 2025

Development of a UHPLC-MS Method to Avoid the In-source Dissociation Interference in Characterization of Crocins from Buddlejae Flos and Its Dyeing Yellow Rice

in Plant Metabolism and Chemodiversity

Si Cheng
Jianing Mi
Shanshan Jiang
Arong Li
Zishao Zhong
Zhixia Chen

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1659907

235 views

Original Research

Published on 03 Oct 2025

Characterization of a sesquiterpene synthase and a short-chain dehydrogenase in zerumbone biosynthesis and the applications in engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae

in Plant Metabolism and Chemodiversity

Mengdie Xu
Yimeng Xia
Gaowei Fang
Tangli Li
Jing Ma
Dengyu Li
Qiuhui Wei
Lichan Tu
Xiaopu Yin
Tianyuan Hu

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1635141

1,022 views

Original Research

Accepted on 30 Sep 2025

Lanthanum Enhances Biomass and Bioactive Metabolite Production in Glycyrrhiza uralensis via Coordinated Gene Regulation

in Plant Metabolism and Chemodiversity

Yuanyang Shao
Yushi Wang
Yunhao Zhu
Lei Wang
Yashun Wang
Xingyu Guo
Enai Zhai
Huiqin Zou
Yonghong Yan

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1696545

194 views

Original Research

Accepted on 30 Sep 2025

Analysis of the main components of LSPN based on broadly targeted metabolomics technology

in Plant Metabolism and Chemodiversity

Feng Qin
Yuyong Chen
Dada Wang
Jingui Li
Shanyuan Zhu

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1618168

132 views

Original Research

Published on 30 Sep 2025

Integrated transcriptome and metabolome provide insight into phenolics and soluble sugar variation in the different varieties of Gastrodia elata Blume from different areas in China

in Plant Metabolism and Chemodiversity

Haixia Wang
Shuo Yu
Hanwen Yu
Qingying Fang
Juan Liang
Nannan Zhi
Chengjun Peng
Tingyu Shan
Shuangying Gui
Liangping Zha

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1656554

1,427 views

Original Research

Published on 30 Sep 2025

Genome-wide characterization and expression divergence of voltage-dependent anion channel (VDAC) in upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) in response to abiotic stresses

in Plant Metabolism and Chemodiversity

Umar Akram
Ali Ahmad
Muhammad Nadeem Shah
Furqan Ahmad
Muhammad Baber
Muhammad Tanveer Altaf
Muhammad Aneeq Ur Rahman
Önder Albayrak

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1682305

1,073 views

Original Research

Accepted on 28 Sep 2025

Metabolic profiling and pharmacological evaluation of alkaloids in three Murraya species

in Plant Metabolism and Chemodiversity

Huaxi Huang
Xiaoshan Geng B#
Lili Wang
Xuexue Wang
Fanglin Liu
Yude Peng
Chunfeng Tang
Rong Chen
Qin Liu

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1675533

472 views

Original Research

Accepted on 28 Sep 2025

Metabolomic Profiling of Finger Millet: Unlocking the Secrets of a Nutritious Staple Food

in Plant Metabolism and Chemodiversity

Vishal Gupta
Mahima Sharma
Sushil Kumar Gupta
Shaily Javeria
ZAKIR AMIN
Suhail Ashraf

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1570787

452 views

Original Research

Published on 26 Sep 2025

Metabolomics combined with transcriptomics reveals the formation mechanism of different leaf colors of Heuchera micrantha

in Plant Metabolism and Chemodiversity

Yuxi Wang
Yumeng Tang
Xi Chen
Xiaodong Yang
Qi Zhou
Yueheng Hu
Xiaohua Meng
Jialin Peng

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1672924

1,418 views