代谢组是基因组的最终产物,是植物体表型性状的直接体现。2015年《Science》杂志提到,What’s Next in'Omics: The Metabolome,代谢组将是下一个关注和快速发展的组学。小编相信,不久将来,广泛靶向代谢组技术将更多的与其他组学结合,解析基因功能和表型性状,包括苦味素合成通路的其他中间代谢物。最终希望通过广泛靶向代谢组技术解析整个苦味素合成代谢通路物质,通过发酵的方式快速、高效合成和改良葫芦素,为未来开发新的抗癌药物提供了新的思路和借鉴,成为我国下一个“青蒿素”。
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