Plants modulate accumulation of metabolites at organ level

(Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology) Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology and the University of Heidelberg, Germany, illuminated the diversity and different accumulation of chemical substances in plant tissues. Their approach, based on computational metabolomics and information theory, was specifically designed and enabled the researchers to study plant metabolism at organ level. This new method allows for a more efficient access to plant metabolites and for a mor...