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Progresses of Metabolomics in Plants Response to Plant Pathogenic Fungi
Zhang Fanzhong, Liu Xiaohong, Zhang Chulong, Lin Fucheng*
Institute of Biotechnology, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
Abstract: Metabolomics is a powerful approach for monitoring metabolic effects in a particular situation by quantitative and qualitative analyses of metabolites in vivo. It has been applied in many fields, such as botany,microbiology, toxicology and disease diagnosis. Recently, this approach has been used in the research of interaction of plant and microbe, especially in the area of responses to pathogen stress. In this review, we focus on methods and applications of metabolomics in the interaction between plants and pathogenic fungi. In addition, we try to discuss the prospects and challenges of metabolomics in the future.