Researchers from the Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo, Japan) used thin-layer chromatography (TLC) and high performance liquid chromatography in a study of structures on plant surfaces that provide resistance against herbivores.
Researchers from the Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo, Japan) used thin-layer chromatography (TLC) and high performance liquid chromatography in a study of structures on plant surfaces that provide resistance against herbivores. They examined the morphology, distribution, chemical composition, and changes during shoot and leaf development of such structures on Paulownia tomentosa, a deciduous tree native to central and western China. They used the analytical techniques to examine the chemical composition of the anti-herbivorial structures, which included bowl-shaped organs aggregated on the leaves near flower buds that secrete sugar and attract ants, glandular hairs that secrete mucilage-containing glycerides and trap small insects, and dendritic trichomes on leaves that also contain the same flavonoids as the glandular hairs.
Targeted Blood Lipidomics of Colorectal Cancer: An HTC-18 Interview with Jef Focant
July 26th 2024At HTC-18 in Leuven, Executive Editor of LCGC International, Alasdair Matheson, spoke to Jef Focant from the University of Liege about his talk entitled, “Targeted Blood Lipidomics of Colorectal Cancer."
Carol Robinson Awarded 2024 Lifetime Achievement European Inventor Award
July 24th 2024Carol Robinson of the University of Oxford has received the European Inventor Award 2024 for Lifetime Achievement from the European Patent Office for her work bringing mass spectrometry to structural biology.