Untargeted Metabolomics Reveals Major Patterns of Metabolic Shifts in Potato Seed Tubers during Storage
Chunmei Zou, Ric C. H. de Vos, Roland Mumm, Henriëtte D. L. M. van Eekelen, Aurin M. Vos, Alejandro Thérèse Navarro, Robert D. Hall, Martin K. van Ittersum, Willemien J. M. Lommen, Paul C. Struik · 2026
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Zou's team at Wageningen profiled the chemistry of stored potato seed tubers across two seasons. Four unlike strains were grown jointly, then warehoused at several temperatures. Gas and liquid lab runs catalogued their metabolites. The goal was mapping how storage ages a tuber inside.
Byproduct compounds built up steadily during storage, fastest in warmer rooms. Each strain kept a distinct profile, the starch type standing apart on amino acids. Cold rooms instead piled up simple sugars in the tubers. Heat plus long storage lifted bitter plant toxins, a shift that matters for safety.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Chunmei Zou, Ric C. H. de Vos, Roland Mumm, Henriëtte D. L. M. van Eekelen, Aurin M. Vos, Alejandro Thérèse Navarro, Robert D. Hall, Martin K. van Ittersum, Willemien J. M. Lommen, Paul C. Struik |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 64 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |