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Title: Normalizing and Correcting Variable and Complex LC–MS Metabolomic Data with the R Package pseudoDrift
In biological research domains, liquid chromatography–mass spectroscopy (LC-MS) has prevailed as the preferred technique for generating high quality metabolomic data. However, even with advanced instrumentation and established data acquisition protocols, technical errors are still routinely encountered and can pose a significant challenge to unveiling biologically relevant information. In large-scale studies, signal drift and batch effects are how technical errors are most commonly manifested. We developed pseudoDrift, an R package with capabilities for data simulation and outlier detection, and a new training and testing approach that is implemented to capture and to optionally correct for technical errors in LC–MS metabolomic data. Using data simulation, we demonstrate here that our approach performs equally as well as existing methods and offers increased flexibility to the researcher. As part of our study, we generated a targeted LC–MS dataset that profiled 33 phenolic compounds from seedling stem tissue in 602 genetically diverse non-transgenic maize inbred lines. This dataset provides a unique opportunity to investigate the dynamics of specialized metabolism in plants.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
1733633
PAR ID:
10392491
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Metabolites
Volume:
12
Issue:
5
ISSN:
2218-1989
Page Range / eLocation ID:
435
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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