JOURNAL ARTICLE

Good vibrations: Raman spectroscopy enables insights into plant biochemical composition†.

  • Published In: Functional Plant Biology, 2023, v. 50, n. 1. P. 1 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Zavafer, Alonso; Ball, Marilyn C. 3 of 3

Abstract

Non-invasive techniques are needed to enable an integrated understanding of plant metabolic responses to environmental stresses. Raman spectroscopy is one such technique, allowing non-destructive chemical characterisation of samples in situ and in vivo and resolving the chemical composition of plant material at scales from microns to metres. Here, we review Raman band assignments of pigments, structural and non-structural carbohydrates, lipids, proteins and secondary metabolites in plant material and consider opportunities this technology raises for studies in vascular plant physiology. Matter scatters a very small amount of light in a different colour to the one used to illuminate a sample. This change in colour can be used to measure the chemical content of plants in a non-invasive manner. Raman spectroscopy, as a tool, provides great opportunities to study plant physiology and crops. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Additional Information

  • Source:Functional Plant Biology. 2023/01, Vol. 50, Issue 1, p1
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Biology
  • Publication Date:2023
  • ISSN:1445-4408
  • DOI:10.1071/FP21335
  • Accession Number:161117949
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