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Publication Date: 2023
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Using MetaboAnalyst to Introduce Undergraduates to Lipidomic Analysis and Lipid Remodeling in Barley Roots
Reyna, Mercedes; Peppino Margutti, Micaela; Vilchez, Ana Carolina; Villasuso, Ana Laura
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, v51 n5 p486-493 Sep-Oct 2023
Lipidomics is a discipline that focuses on the identification and quantification of lipids. Although a part of the larger omics field, lipidomics requires specific approaches for the analysis and biological interpretation of datasets. This article presents a series of activities for introducing undergraduate microbiology students to lipidomic analysis through tools from the web-based platform MetaboAnalyst. The students perform a complete lipidomic workflow, which includes experiment design, data processing, data normalization, and statistical analysis of molecular phospholipid species obtained from barley roots exposed to "Fusarium" macroconidia. The input data are provided by the teacher, but students also learn about the methods through which they were originally obtained (untargeted liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry). The ultimate aim is for students to understand the biological significance of phosphatidylcholine acyl editing. The chosen methodology allows users who are not proficient in statistics to make a comprehensive analysis of quantitative lipidomic datasets. We strongly believe that virtual activities based on the analysis of such datasets should be incorporated more often into undergraduate courses, in order to improve students' data-handling skills for omics sciences.
Descriptors: Biology, Microbiology, Science Instruction, College Science, Undergraduate Study, Science Laboratories, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Data Analysis, Data Use
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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