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A Pipeline for Metabolic Pathway Reconstruction in Plant Orphan Species
Cristina López-Hidalgo1, Mónica Escandón2, Luis Valledor3
1Plant Physiology, Department of Organisms and Systems Biology, University Institute of Biotechnology of Asturias (IUBA), University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain. lopezhcristina@uniovi.es.
Abstract:
In the era of high-throughput biology, it is necessary to develop a simple pipeline for metabolic pathway reconstruction in plant orphan species. However, obtaining a global picture of the plant metabolism may be challenging, especially in nonmodel species. Moreover, the use of bioinformatics tools and statistical analyses is required. This chapter describes how to use different software and online tools for the reconstruction of metabolic pathways of plant species using existing pathway knowledge. In particular, Quercus ilex omics data is employed to develop the present pipeline.
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