The POLARIS peptide of Arabidopsis regulates auxin transport and root growth via effects on ethylene signaling

Chilley, P. M., Casson, S. A., Tarkowski, P., Hawkins, N. D., Wang, K. L-C., Hussey, P. J., Beale, M. H., Ecker, J. R., Sandberg, G. J. and Lindsey, K. 2006. The POLARIS peptide of Arabidopsis regulates auxin transport and root growth via effects on ethylene signaling. The Plant Cell. 18, pp. 3058-3072. https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.106.040790

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Kisiriko, M., Bitchagno-Mbahbou, G., Noleto-Dias, C., Naboulsi, I., Anastasiadi, M., Terry, L. A., Sobeh, M., Beale, M. H. and Ward, J. L. 2025. The untargeted metabolomic analysis of Ammodaucus leucotrichus Coss. & Dur. seeds reveals previously undescribed polar lignans and terpenoids. Phytochemistry Letters. 65, pp. 28-37. https://doi.org/10.1093/plphys/kiae584

Non-polar compound profile and preliminary assessment of the antifungal activity of Foeniculum vulgare and Thymus vulgaris

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Kisiriko, M., Sobeh, M., Ward, J. L., Beale, M. H., Verheecke-Vaessen, C., Terry, L. A. and Anastasiadi, M. 2024. Non-polar compound profile and preliminary assessment of the antifungal activity of Foeniculum vulgare and Thymus vulgaris. Acta Horticulturae. 1358. https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2023.1358.29

The First Comprehensive Chemical Profiling of Vachellia gummifera (Willd.) Kyal. & Boatwr., a Plant with Medicinal Value

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Kisiriko, M., Noleto-Dias, C., Bitchagno-Mbahbou, G., Naboulsi, I., Anastasiadi, M., Terry, L.A., Sobeh, M., Beale, M. H. and Ward, J. L. 2024. The First Comprehensive Chemical Profiling of Vachellia gummifera (Willd.) Kyal. & Boatwr., a Plant with Medicinal Value. Chemistry & Biodiversity. p. e202400396. https://doi.org/10.1002/cbdv.202400396

Breeding for novel chemistry in willow: new hetero Diels-Alder cyclodimers based on arbusculoidin and salicortin suggest parallel biosynthetic pathways

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Noleto-Dias, C., Lomax, C., Bellisai, A., Ruvo, G., Harflett, C., Macalpine, W. J., Hanley, S. J., Beale, M. H. and Ward, J. L. 2024. Breeding for novel chemistry in willow: new hetero Diels-Alder cyclodimers based on arbusculoidin and salicortin suggest parallel biosynthetic pathways. Plants - Basel. 13 (12), p. 1609. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13121609

γ-Glutamyl-β-phenylethylamine, a novel αglucosidase and α-amylase inhibitory compound from Termitomyces robustus, an edible Nigerian mushroom

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Ogbole, O., Noleto-Dias, C., Kamdem, R. S. T., Toluwanimi, E. A., Nkumah, A., Ward, J. L. and Beale, M. H. 2021. γ-Glutamyl-β-phenylethylamine, a novel αglucosidase and α-amylase inhibitory compound from Termitomyces robustus, an edible Nigerian mushroom. Natural Product Research. (December 8), pp. 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1080/14786419.2021.2012774

Phenolics from Medicinal and Aromatic Plants: Characterisation and Potential as Biostimulants and Bioprotectants

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Kisiriko, M., Anastasiadi, M., Terry, L. A., Yasri, A., Beale, M. H. and Ward, J. L. 2021. Phenolics from Medicinal and Aromatic Plants: Characterisation and Potential as Biostimulants and Bioprotectants. Molecules. 26 (21), p. 6343. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26216343

Metabolic fluxes for nutritional flexibility of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

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Borah, K., Mendum, T. A., Hawkins, N. D., Ward, J. L., Beale, M. H., Larrouy-Maumus, G., Bhatt, A., Moulin, M., Haertlein, M., Strohmeier, G., Pichler, H., Forsyth, V. T., Noack, S., Goulding, C. V., McFadden, J. and Beste, D. J. V. 2021. Metabolic fluxes for nutritional flexibility of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Molecular systems biology. 17 (5), p. e10280. https://doi.org/10.15252/msb.202110280

A willow UDP-glycosyltransferase involved in salicinoid biosynthesis

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Kulasekaran, S., Cerezo-Medina, S., Harflett, C., Lomax, C., DeJong, F., Rendour, A., Ruvo, G., Hanley, S. J., Beale, M. H. and Ward, J. L. 2020. A willow UDP-glycosyltransferase involved in salicinoid biosynthesis. Journal of Experimental Botany. 72 (5), p. 1634–1648. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/eraa562

Comparative Metabolomics and Molecular Phylogenetics of Melon (Cucumis melo, Cucurbitaceae) Biodiversity

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Ward, J. L., Moing, A., Allwood, J. W., Aharoni, A., Baker, J., Beale, M. H., Ben-Dor, S., Biais, B., Brigante, F., Burger, Y., Deborde, C., Erban, A., Faigenboim, A., Gur, A., Goodacre, R., Hansen, T. H., Jacob, D., Katzir, N., Kopka, J., Lewinsohn, E., Maucourt, M., Meir, S., Miller, S., Mumm, R., Oren, E., Paris, H. S., Rogachev, I., Rolin, D., Saar, U., Schjoerring, J. K., Tadmor, Y., Tzuri, G., Vos, R. C. D., Ward, J. L., Yeselson, E., Hall, R. D. and Schaffer, A. A. 2020. Comparative Metabolomics and Molecular Phylogenetics of Melon (Cucumis melo, Cucurbitaceae) Biodiversity. Metabolites. 10 (3), pp. 121-147. https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo10030121

Miyabeacin: A new cyclodimer presents a potential role for willow in cancer therapy.

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Ward, J. L., Wu, Y., Harflett, C., Onafuye, H., Corol, D. I., Lomax, C., Macalpine, W. J., Cinatl, J., Wass, M. N., Michaelis, M. and Beale, M. H. 2020. Miyabeacin: A new cyclodimer presents a potential role for willow in cancer therapy. Scientific Reports. 10, p. 6477. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-63349-1

Sulfated flavanones and dihydroflavonols from willow

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Noleto-Dias, C., Harflett, C., Beale, M. H. and Ward, J. L. 2020. Sulfated flavanones and dihydroflavonols from willow. Phytochemistry Letters. 35 (February), pp. 88-93. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phytol.2019.11.008

Phenylalkanoid glycosides (non-salicinoids) from wood chips of Salix triandra × dasyclados hybrid willow

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Noleto-Dias, C., Wu, Y., Bellisai, A., Macalpine, W. J., Beale, M. H. and Ward, J. L. 2019. Phenylalkanoid glycosides (non-salicinoids) from wood chips of Salix triandra × dasyclados hybrid willow. Molecules. 24 (6), p. 1152. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules24061152

The anaplerotic node is essential for the intracellular survival of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

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Basu, P., Sandhu, N., Bhatt, A., Singh, A., Balhana, R., Gobe, I., Crowhurst, N. A., Mendum, T. A., Gao, L., Ward, J. L., Beale, M. H., McFadden J. and Beste, D. J. V. 2018. The anaplerotic node is essential for the intracellular survival of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 293 (15), pp. 5695-5704. https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.RA118.001839

Salicin-7-sulfate: A new salicinoid from willow and implications for herbal medicine

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Noleto-Dias, C., Ward, J. L., Bellisai, A., Lomax, C. and Beale, M. H. 2018. Salicin-7-sulfate: A new salicinoid from willow and implications for herbal medicine. Fitoterapia. 127 (June), pp. 166-172. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fitote.2018.02.009

Defining genetic and chemical diversity in wheat grain by 1H-NMR spectroscopy of polar metabolites

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Shewry, P. R., Corol, D. I., Jones, H. D., Beale, M. H. and Ward, J. L. 2017. Defining genetic and chemical diversity in wheat grain by 1H-NMR spectroscopy of polar metabolites. Molecular Nutrition & Food Research. 61 (7), p. 1600807. https://doi.org/10.1002/mnfr.201600807

Metabolite Profiling of Sugarcane Genotypes and Identification of Flavonoid Glycosides and Phenolic Acids

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Coutinho, I. D., Baker, J. M., Ward, J. L., Beale, M. H., Creste, S. and Cavalheiro, A. J. 2016. Metabolite Profiling of Sugarcane Genotypes and Identification of Flavonoid Glycosides and Phenolic Acids. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry - JAFC. 64 (21), pp. 4198-4206. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.6b01210

Acutifoliside, a novel benzoic acid glycoside from Salix acutifolia

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Wu, Y., Dobermann, D., Beale, M. H. and Ward, J. L. 2016. Acutifoliside, a novel benzoic acid glycoside from Salix acutifolia. Natural Product Research. 30 (15), pp. 1731-1739. https://doi.org/10.1080/14786419.2015.1137571

Multi-platform metabolomics analyses of a broad collection of fragrant and non-fragrant rice varieties reveals the high complexity of grain quality characteristics

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Mumm, R., Hageman, J. A., Calingacion, M. N., De Vos, R. C. H., Jonker, H. H., Erban, A., Kopka, J., Hansen, T. H., Laursen, K. H., Schjoerring, J. K., Ward, J. L., Beale, M. H., Jongee, S., Rauf, A., Habibi, F., Indrasari, S. D., Sakhan, S., Ramli, A., Romero, M., Reinke, R. F., Ohtsubo, K., Boualaphanh, C., Fitzgerald, M. A. and Hall, R. D. 2016. Multi-platform metabolomics analyses of a broad collection of fragrant and non-fragrant rice varieties reveals the high complexity of grain quality characteristics. Metabolomics. 12, p. 38. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11306-015-0925-1

1H-NMR screening for the high-throughput determination of genotype and environmental effects on the content of asparagine in wheat grain

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Corol, D. I., Ravel, C., Rakszegi, M., Charmet, G., Bedo, Z., Beale, M. H., Shewry, P. R. and Ward, J. L. 2016. 1H-NMR screening for the high-throughput determination of genotype and environmental effects on the content of asparagine in wheat grain. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 14 (1), pp. 128-139. https://doi.org/10.1111/pbi.12364

Growing innovations for the bioeconomy

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Karp, A., Beale, M. H., Beaudoin, F., Eastmond, P. J., Neal, A. L., Shield, I. F., Townsend, B. J. and Dobermann, A. 2015. Growing innovations for the bioeconomy. Nature Plants. 1, p. 15193. https://doi.org/10.1038/nplants.2015.193

Characterisation of the willow phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (Pal) gene family reveals expression differences compared with poplar

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De Jong, F., Hanley, S. J., Beale, M. H. and Karp, A. 2015. Characterisation of the willow phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (Pal) gene family reveals expression differences compared with poplar. Phytochemistry. 117 (September), pp. 90-97. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phytochem.2015.06.005

Jake MacMillan: A pioneering chemist in plant biology

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Hedden, P. and Beale, M. H. 2014. Jake MacMillan: A pioneering chemist in plant biology. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 111 (41), pp. 14641-14642. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1414365111

Opposite variations in fumarate and malate dominate metabolic phenotypes of Arabidopsis salicylate mutants with abnormal biomass under chilling

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Scott, I. M., Ward, J. L., Miller, S. J. and Beale, M. H. 2014. Opposite variations in fumarate and malate dominate metabolic phenotypes of Arabidopsis salicylate mutants with abnormal biomass under chilling. Physiologia Plantarum. 152 (4), pp. 660-674. https://doi.org/10.1111/ppl.12210

An efficient high throughput metabotyping platform for screening of biomass willows

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Corol, D. I., Harflett, C., Beale, M. H. and Ward, J. L. 2014. An efficient high throughput metabotyping platform for screening of biomass willows. Metabolites. 4 (4), pp. 946-976. https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo4040946

A genome-wide metabolomic resource for tomato fruit from Solanum pennellii

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Perez-Fons, L., Wells, T., Corol, D. I., Ward, J. L., Gerrish, C., Beale, M. H., Seymour, G. B., Bramley, P. M. and Fraser, P. D. 2014. A genome-wide metabolomic resource for tomato fruit from Solanum pennellii. Scientific Reports. 4, p. 3859. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep03859

Metabolomics reveals hemiterpenoids as new players in the carbon-nitrogen economy

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Beale, M. H. and Ward, J. L. 2013. Metabolomics reveals hemiterpenoids as new players in the carbon-nitrogen economy. in: Gang, D. R. (ed.) 50 Years of phytochemistry research (Advances in Phytochemistry 43) Springer, Cham. pp. 1-20

Merits of random forests emerge in evaluation of chemometric classifiers by external validation

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Scott, I. M., Lin, W., Liakata, M., Wood, J. E., Vermeer, C. P., Allaway, D., Ward, J. L., Draper, J., Beale, M. H., Corol, D. I., Baker, J. M. and King, R. D. 2013. Merits of random forests emerge in evaluation of chemometric classifiers by external validation. Analytica Chimica Acta. 801, pp. 22-33. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aca.2013.09.027

Investigating the beneficial traits of Trichoderma hamatum GD12 for sustainable agriculture - insights from genomics

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Studholme, D. J., Harris, B., Le Cocq, K., Winsbury, R., Perera, V., Ryder, L., Ward, J. L., Beale, M. H., Thornton, C. R. and Grant, M. 2013. Investigating the beneficial traits of Trichoderma hamatum GD12 for sustainable agriculture - insights from genomics. Frontiers in Plant Science. 4, p. 258 (13pp). https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2013.00258

13C-flux spectral analysis of host-pathogen metabolism reveals a mixed diet for intracellular Mycobacterium tuberculosis

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Beste, D. J. V., Noh, K., Niedenfuhr, S., Mendum, T. A., Hawkins, N. D., Ward, J. L., Beale, M. H., Wiechert, W. and Mcfadden, J. 2013. 13C-flux spectral analysis of host-pathogen metabolism reveals a mixed diet for intracellular Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Chemistry and Biology. 20 (8), pp. 1012-1021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chembiol.2013.06.012

Metabolomic and elemental profiling of melon fruit quality as affected by genotype and environment

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Bernillon, S., Biais, B., Deborde, C., Maucourt, M., Cabasson, C., Gibon, Y., Hansen, T. H., Husted, S., De Vos, R. C. H., Mumm, R., Jonker, H., Ward, J. L., Miller, S. J., Baker, J. M., Burger, J., Tadmor, Y., Beale, M. H., Schjoerring, J. K., Schaffer, A. A., Rolin, D., Hall, R. D. and Moing, A. 2013. Metabolomic and elemental profiling of melon fruit quality as affected by genotype and environment. Metabolomics. 9, pp. 57-77. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11306-012-0429-1

Exploring the metabolome of cereal infecting fusaria

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Hammond-Kosack, K. E., Lowe, R. G. T., Canning, G., Urban, M., Beale, M. H. and Ward, J. L. 2013. Exploring the metabolome of cereal infecting fusaria. Abstracts 27th Fungal Genetics Conference, Asilomar, 12-17 March 2013 . pp. 21

Aphid-induced accumulation of trehalose in Arabidopsis thaliana is systemic and dependent upon aphid density

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Hodge, S., Ward, J. L., Beale, M. H., Bennett, M., Mansfield, J. W. and Powell, G. 2013. Aphid-induced accumulation of trehalose in Arabidopsis thaliana is systemic and dependent upon aphid density. Planta. 237, pp. 1057-1064. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00425-012-1826-4

A single residue change leads to a hydroxylated product from the class II diterpene cyclization catalyzed by abietadiene synthase

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Criswell, J., Potter, K., Shephard, F., Beale, M. H. and Peters, R. J. 2012. A single residue change leads to a hydroxylated product from the class II diterpene cyclization catalyzed by abietadiene synthase. Organic Letters. 14, pp. 5828-5831. https://doi.org/10.1021/ol3026022

Unexpected hemiterpenoids in Arabidopsis, revealed by metabolomic fingerprinting, give new insights into C/N metabolic balancing

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences

Ward, J. L., Baker, J. M., Llewellyn, A. M., Hawkins, N. D. and Beale, M. H. 2012. Unexpected hemiterpenoids in Arabidopsis, revealed by metabolomic fingerprinting, give new insights into C/N metabolic balancing. Taylor & Francis.

Effects of genotype and environment on the contents of betaine, choline and trigonelline in cereal grains

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Corol, D. I., Ravel, C., Raksegi, M., Bedo, Z., Charmet, G., Beale, M. H., Shewry, P. R. and Ward, J. L. 2012. Effects of genotype and environment on the contents of betaine, choline and trigonelline in cereal grains. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry - JAFC. 60, pp. 5471-5481. https://doi.org/10.1021/jf3008794

Realising the potential of plant metabolomics

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences

Beale, M. H. and Ward, J. L. 2012. Realising the potential of plant metabolomics.

2-Carboxy-D-arabinitol 1-phosphate (CA1P) phosphatase: evidence for a wider role in plant Rubisco regulation

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Andralojc, P. J., Madgwick, P. J., Tao, Y., Keys, A. J., Ward, J. L., Beale, M. H., Loveland, J. E., Jackson, P. J., Willis, A. C., Gutteridge, S. and Parry, M. A. J. 2012. 2-Carboxy-D-arabinitol 1-phosphate (CA1P) phosphatase: evidence for a wider role in plant Rubisco regulation. Biochemical Journal. 442 (3), pp. 733-742. https://doi.org/10.1042/BJ20111443

Tissue preparation using Arabidopsis

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Llewellyn, A. M., Lewis, J., Miller, S. J., Corol, D. I., Beale, M. H. and Ward, J. L. 2012. Tissue preparation using Arabidopsis. in: Hall, R. D. and Hardy, N. W. (ed.) Plant metabolomics: methods and protocols (Methods in Molecular Biology, vol. 860 Springer, New York. pp. 65-81

Combined NMR and flow injection ESI-MS for Brassicaceae metabolomics

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Baker, J. M., Ward, J. L. and Beale, M. H. 2012. Combined NMR and flow injection ESI-MS for Brassicaceae metabolomics. in: Hall, R. D. and Hardy, N. W. (ed.) Plant metabolomics: methods and protocols (Methods in Molecular Biology, vol. 860) Springer, New York. pp. 177-191

The effects of a plant defence priming compound, beta-aminobutyric acid, on multitrophic interactions with an insect herbivore and a hymenopterous parasitoid

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Hodge, S., Ward, J. L., Galster, A. M., Beale, M. H. and Powell, G. 2011. The effects of a plant defence priming compound, beta-aminobutyric acid, on multitrophic interactions with an insect herbivore and a hymenopterous parasitoid. BioControl. 56, pp. 699-711. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10526-011-9344-z

Metabolomic analysis of Arabidopsis reveals hemiterpenoid glycosides as products of a nitrate ion-regulated, carbon flux overflow

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Ward, J. L., Baker, J. M., Llewellyn, A. M., Hawkins, N. D. and Beale, M. H. 2011. Metabolomic analysis of Arabidopsis reveals hemiterpenoid glycosides as products of a nitrate ion-regulated, carbon flux overflow. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 108, pp. 10762-10767. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1018875108

13C metabolic flux analysis identifies an unusual route for pyruvate dissimilation in mycobacteria which requires isocitrate lyase and carbon dioxide fixation

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Beste, D. J. V., Bonde, B., Hawkins, N. D., Ward, J. L., Beale, M. H., Noack, S., Noh, K., Kruger, N. J., Ratcliffe, R. G. and Mcfadden, J. 2011. 13C metabolic flux analysis identifies an unusual route for pyruvate dissimilation in mycobacteria which requires isocitrate lyase and carbon dioxide fixation. PLOS Pathogens. 7, p. e1002091 (18pp). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1002091

Metabolomics of Arabidopsis thaliana

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Beale, M. H. and Sussman, M. R. 2011. Metabolomics of Arabidopsis thaliana. in: Hall, R. D. (ed.) Biology of plant metabolomics (Annual Plant Reviews Vol. 43) Wiley-Blackwell Chichester, Sussex. pp. 157-180

A combined 1H nuclear magnetic resonance and electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry analysis to understand the basal metabolism of plant-pathogenic Fusarium spp

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Lowe, R. G. T., Allwood, J. W., Galster, A. M., Urban, M., Daudi, A., Canning, G., Ward, J. L., Beale, M. H. and Hammond-Kosack, K. E. 2010. A combined 1H nuclear magnetic resonance and electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry analysis to understand the basal metabolism of plant-pathogenic Fusarium spp. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions - MPMI. 23 (12), pp. 1605-1618. https://doi.org/10.1094/MPMI-04-10-0092

Functional analysis of folate polyglutamylation and its essential role in plant metabolism and development

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Mehrshahi, P., Gonzalez-Jorge, S., Akhtar, T. A., Ward, J. L., Santoyo-Castelazo, A., Marcus, S. E., Lara-Nunez, A., Ravanel, S., Hawkins, N. D., Beale, M. H., Barrett, D. A., Knox, J. P., Gregory, J. F. Iii, Hanson, A. D., Bennett, M. J. and Dellapenna, D. 2010. Functional analysis of folate polyglutamylation and its essential role in plant metabolism and development. The Plant Journal. 64, pp. 267-279. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-313X.2010.04336.x

The metabolic transition during disease following infection of Arabidopsis thaliana by Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato

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Ward, J. L., Forcat, S., Beckmann, M., Bennett, M., Miller, S. J., Baker, J. M., Hawkins, N. D., Vermeer, C. P., Lu, C., Lin, W., Truman, W. M., Beale, M. H., Draper, J., Mansfield, J. W. and Grant, M. 2010. The metabolic transition during disease following infection of Arabidopsis thaliana by Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato. The Plant Journal. 63 (3), pp. 443-457. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-313X.2010.04254.x

Enhancement of plant metabolite fingerprinting by machine learning

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Scott, I. M., Vermeer, C. P., Liakata, M., Corol, D. I., Ward, J. L., Lin, W., Johnson, H. E., Whitehead, L., Kular, B., Baker, J. M., Walsh, S., Dave, A., Larson, T. R., Graham, I. A., Wang, T. L., King, R. D., Draper, J. and Beale, M. H. 2010. Enhancement of plant metabolite fingerprinting by machine learning. Plant Physiology. 153, pp. 1506-1520. https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.109.150524

An inter-laboratory comparison demonstrates that [1H]-NMR metabolite fingerprinting is a robust technique for collaborative plant metabolomic data collection

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Ward, J. L., Baker, J. M., Miller, S. J., Deborde, C., Maucourt, M., Biais, B., Rolin, D., Moing, A., Moco, S., Vervoort, J., Lommen, A., Schafer, H., Humpfer, E. and Beale, M. H. 2010. An inter-laboratory comparison demonstrates that [1H]-NMR metabolite fingerprinting is a robust technique for collaborative plant metabolomic data collection. Metabolomics. 6, pp. 263-273. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11306-010-0200-4

Phenolic acids

B - Book chapters etc edited externally

Li, L., Harflett, C. and Beale, M. H. 2010. Phenolic acids. in: Shewry, P. R. and Ward, J. L. (ed.) HEALTHGRAIN methods: analysis of bioactive components in small grain cereals American Association of Cereal Chemists (AACC), St Paul, MN. pp. 41-52

System-wide molecular evidence for phenotypic buffering in Arabidopsis

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Fu, J., Keurentjes, J. J. B., Bouwmeester, H., America, T., Verstappen, F. W. A., Ward, J. L., Beale, M. H., De Vos, R. C. H., Dijkstra, M., Scheltema, R. A., Johannes, F., Koornneef, M., Vreugdenhil, D., Breitling, R. and Jansen, R. C. 2009. System-wide molecular evidence for phenotypic buffering in Arabidopsis. Nature Genetics. 41, pp. 166-167. https://doi.org/10.1038/ng.308

Sulphur nutrition differentially affects the distribution of asparagine in wheat grain

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Shewry, P. R., Zhao, F-J., Gowa, G. B., Hawkins, N. J., Ward, J. L., Beale, M. H., Halford, N. G., Parry, M. A. J. and Abecassis, J. 2009. Sulphur nutrition differentially affects the distribution of asparagine in wheat grain. Journal of Cereal Science. 50, pp. 407-409. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcs.2009.07.001

Drought stress increases the production of 5-hydroxynorvaline in two C4 grasses

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Carmo-Silva, A. E., Keys, A. J., Beale, M. H., Ward, J. L., Baker, J. M., Hawkins, N. D., Arrabaca, M. C. and Parry, M. A. J. 2009. Drought stress increases the production of 5-hydroxynorvaline in two C4 grasses. Phytochemistry. 70, pp. 664-671. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phytochem.2009.03.001

Metabolomic and phenotypic analyses of Fusarium graminearum wild-type and mutant strains

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences

Urban, M., Lowe, R., Allwood, W., Ward, J. L., Beale, M. H. and Hammond-Kosack, K. E. 2008. Metabolomic and phenotypic analyses of Fusarium graminearum wild-type and mutant strains.

Expression profiling of potato germplasm differentiated in quality traits leads to the identification of candidate flavour and texture genes

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Ducreux, L. J. M., Morris, W. L., Prosser, I. M., Morris, J. A., Beale, M. H., Wright, F., Shepherd, T., Bryan, G. J., Hedley, P. E. and Taylor, M. A. 2008. Expression profiling of potato germplasm differentiated in quality traits leads to the identification of candidate flavour and texture genes. Journal of Experimental Botany. 59, pp. 4219-4231. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/ern264

Establishing substantial equivalence: metabolomics

B - Book chapters etc edited externally

Beale, M. H., Ward, J. L. and Baker, J. M. 2008. Establishing substantial equivalence: metabolomics. in: Shewry, P. R. and Jones, H. D. (ed.) Transgenic wheat, barley and oats. Methods in molecular biology, vol.478 Humana Press, New York. pp. 289-303

Co-ordinated expression of amino acid metabolism in response to N and S deficiency during wheat grain filling

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Howarth, J. R., Parmar, S., Jones, J., Shepherd, C. E., Corol, D. I., Galster, A. M., Hawkins, N. D., Miller, S. J., Baker, J. M., Verrier, P. J., Ward, J. L., Beale, M. H., Barraclough, P. B. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2008. Co-ordinated expression of amino acid metabolism in response to N and S deficiency during wheat grain filling. Journal of Experimental Botany. 59, pp. 3675-3689. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/ern218

The sensitivity of photosynthesis to phosphorus deficiency differs between C3 and C4 tropical grasses

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Ghannoum, O., Paul, M. J., Ward, J. L., Beale, M. H., Corol, D. I. and Conroy, J. P. 2008. The sensitivity of photosynthesis to phosphorus deficiency differs between C3 and C4 tropical grasses. Functional Plant Biology. 35, pp. 213-221. https://doi.org/10.1071/FP07256

Phenotypic and metabolomic analyses of the Fusarium graminearum SNF1 mutant

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences

Urban, M., Antoniw, J. F., Allwood, W., Beacham, A., Ward, J. L., Beale, M. H. and Hammond-Kosack, K. E. 2007. Phenotypic and metabolomic analyses of the Fusarium graminearum SNF1 mutant. Abstracts 13th International Congress on Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, Sorrento, 21-27 July 2007 . pp. 212

Proposed minimum reporting standards for chemical analysis. Chemical Analysis Working Group (CAWG) Metabolomics Standards Initiative (MSI)

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Sumner, L. W., Amberg, A., Barrett, D., Beale, M. H., Beger, R., Daykin, C. A., Fan, T. W-M., Fiehn, O., Goodacre, R., Griffin, J. L., Hankemeier, T., Hardy, N., Harnly, J., Higashi, R., Kopka, J., Lane, A. N., Lindon, J. C., Marriott, P., Nicholls, A. W., Reily, M. D., Thaden, J. J. and Viant, M. R. 2007. Proposed minimum reporting standards for chemical analysis. Chemical Analysis Working Group (CAWG) Metabolomics Standards Initiative (MSI). Metabolomics. 3 (3), pp. 211-221. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11306-007-0082-2

DON mycotoxin biosynthesis by Fusarium species, a metabolomics perspective

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences

Lowe, R., Allwood, J. W., Urban, M., Beale, M. H., Ward, J. L. and Hammond-Kosack, K. E. 2007. DON mycotoxin biosynthesis by Fusarium species, a metabolomics perspective. Abstracts BSPP Presidential Meeting 2007: Attack and Defence in Plant Disease, Bath, 12-14 September 2007 . pp. 64

Are GM and conventionally bred cereals really different?

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Shewry, P. R., Baudo, M., Lovegrove, A., Powers, S. J., Napier, J. A., Ward, J. L., Baker, J. M. and Beale, M. H. 2007. Are GM and conventionally bred cereals really different? Trends in Food Science and Technology. 18, pp. 201-209. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tifs.2006.12.010

Recent applications of NMR spectroscopy in plant metabolomics

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Ward, J. L., Baker, J. M. and Beale, M. H. 2007. Recent applications of NMR spectroscopy in plant metabolomics. The FEBS Journal. 274 (5), pp. 1126-1131. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1742-4658.2007.05675.x

Transcriptional adaptation of Mycosphaerella graminicola to programmed cell death (PCD) of its susceptible wheat host

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Keon, J. P. R., Antoniw, J. F., Carzaniga, R., Deller, S., Ward, J. L., Baker, J. M., Beale, M. H., Hammond-Kosack, K. E. and Rudd, J. J. 2007. Transcriptional adaptation of Mycosphaerella graminicola to programmed cell death (PCD) of its susceptible wheat host. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions - MPMI. 20 (2), pp. 178-193. https://doi.org/10.1094/MPMI-20-2-0178

Transcriptional adaptation of Mycosphaerella graminicola to programmed cell death (PCD) of its susceptible wheat host

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences

Keon, J. P. R., Antoniw, J. F., Carzaniga, R., Deller, S., Ward, J. L., Baker, J. M., Beale, M. H., Hammond-Kosack, K. E. and Rudd, J. J. 2006. Transcriptional adaptation of Mycosphaerella graminicola to programmed cell death (PCD) of its susceptible wheat host. Abstracts 3rd COGEME Interest Group Meeting, Manchester, 7-8 November 2006 .

Cloning and functional characterisation of a cis -muuroladiene synthase from black peppermint (Mentha x piperita) and direct evidence for a chemotype unable to synthesise farnesene

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Prosser, I. M., Adams, R. J., Beale, M. H., Hawkins, N. D., Phillips, A. L., Pickett, J. A. and Field, L. M. 2006. Cloning and functional characterisation of a cis -muuroladiene synthase from black peppermint (Mentha x piperita) and direct evidence for a chemotype unable to synthesise farnesene. Phytochemistry. 67, pp. 1564-1571. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phytochem.2005.06.012

Aphid alarm pheromone produced by transgenic plants affects aphid and parasitoid behavior

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Beale, M. H., Birkett, M. A., Bruce, T. J. A., Chamberlain, K., Field, L. M., Huttly, A. K., Martin, J. L., Parker, R., Phillips, A. L., Pickett, J. A., Prosser, I. M., Shewry, P. R., Smart, L. E., Wadhams, L. J., Woodcock, C. M. and Zhang, Y. 2006. Aphid alarm pheromone produced by transgenic plants affects aphid and parasitoid behavior. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 103, pp. 10509-10513. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0603998103

Strigolactones in chemical ecology: waste products or vital allelochemicals?

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Humphrey, A. J., Galster, A. M. and Beale, M. H. 2006. Strigolactones in chemical ecology: waste products or vital allelochemicals? Natural Product Reports. 23, pp. 592-614. https://doi.org/10.1039/b512776a

A metabolomic study of substantial equivalence of field-grown genetically modified wheat

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Baker, J. M., Hawkins, N. D., Ward, J. L., Lovegrove, A., Napier, J. A., Shewry, P. R. and Beale, M. H. 2006. A metabolomic study of substantial equivalence of field-grown genetically modified wheat. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 4 (4), pp. 381-392. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-7652.2006.00197.x

Strigol: biogenesis and physiological activity

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Humphrey, A. J. and Beale, M. H. 2006. Strigol: biogenesis and physiological activity. Phytochemistry. 67, pp. 636-640. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phytochem.2005.12.026

Enhanced seed phytosterol accumulation through expression of a modified HMG-CoA reductase

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Hey, S. J., Powers, S. J., Beale, M. H., Hawkins, N. D., Ward, J. L. and Halford, N. G. 2006. Enhanced seed phytosterol accumulation through expression of a modified HMG-CoA reductase. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 4 (2), pp. 219-229. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-7652.2005.00174.x

Chickpea wilt: identification and toxicity of 8-0 -methyl-fusarubin from Fusarium acutatum

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Gopalakrishnan, S., Beale, M. H., Ward, J. L. and Strange, R. N. 2005. Chickpea wilt: identification and toxicity of 8-0 -methyl-fusarubin from Fusarium acutatum. Phytochemistry. 66, pp. 1536-1539. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phytochem.2005.04.037

Bioassay-led isolation of Myrothecium verrucaria and verrucarin A as germination inhibitors of Orobanche crenata

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

El-Kassas, R., Karam El-Din, Z., Beale, M. H., Ward, J. L. and Strange, R. N. 2005. Bioassay-led isolation of Myrothecium verrucaria and verrucarin A as germination inhibitors of Orobanche crenata. Weed Research. 45 (3), pp. 212-219. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3180.2005.00448.x

Analysis of detergent-resistant membranes in Arabidopsis. Evidence for plasma membrane lipid rafts

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Borner, G. H. H., Sherrier, D. J., Weimar, T., Michaelson, L. V., Hawkins, N. D., Macaskill, A., Napier, J. A., Beale, M. H., Lilley, K. S. and Dupree, P. 2005. Analysis of detergent-resistant membranes in Arabidopsis. Evidence for plasma membrane lipid rafts. Plant Physiology. 137 (1), pp. 104-116. https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.104.053041

Metabolite profiling of GM plants: the importance of robust experimental design and execution

B - Book chapters etc edited externally

Lewis, J., Baker, J. M., Beale, M. H. and Ward, J. L. 2004. Metabolite profiling of GM plants: the importance of robust experimental design and execution. in: Stiekema, W. J., Atanassov, A. and Nap, J. P. H. (ed.) Genomics for biosafety in plant biotechnology IOS Press, Amsterdam. pp. 47-57

Potential of metabolomics as a functional genomics tool

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Bino, R. J., Hall, R. D., Fiehn, O., Kopka, J., Saito, K., Draper, J., Nikolau, B. J., Mendes, P., Roessner-Tunali, U., Beale, M. H., Trethewey, R. N., Lange, B. M., Wurtele, E. S. and Sumner, L. W. 2004. Potential of metabolomics as a functional genomics tool. Trends in Plant Science. 9, pp. 418-425.

Lipid utilization, gluconeogenesis and seedling growth in Arabidopsis mutants lacking the glyoxylate cycle enzyme malate synthase

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Cornah, J. E., Germain, V., Ward, J. L., Beale, M. H. and Smith, S. M. 2004. Lipid utilization, gluconeogenesis and seedling growth in Arabidopsis mutants lacking the glyoxylate cycle enzyme malate synthase. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 279 (41), pp. 42916-42923. https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M407380200

Arabidopsis VARIEGATED 3 encodes a chloroplast-targeted, zinc-finger protein required for chloroplast and palisade cell development

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Naested, H., Holm, A., Jenkins, T., Nielsen, H. B., Harris, C. A., Beale, M. H., Andersen, M., Mant, A., Scheller, H., Camara, B., Mattsson, O. and Munday, J. 2004. Arabidopsis VARIEGATED 3 encodes a chloroplast-targeted, zinc-finger protein required for chloroplast and palisade cell development. Journal Of Cell Science. 117 (20), pp. 4807-4818. https://doi.org/10.1242/jcs.01360

Enantiospecific (+)- and (-)-germacrene D synthases, cloned from goldenrod, reveal a functionally active variant of the universal isoprenoid-biosynthesis aspartate-rich motif

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Prosser, I., Altug, I. G., Phillips, A. L., Konig, W. A., Bouwmeester, H. J. and Beale, M. H. 2004. Enantiospecific (+)- and (-)-germacrene D synthases, cloned from goldenrod, reveal a functionally active variant of the universal isoprenoid-biosynthesis aspartate-rich motif. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 432 (2), pp. 136-144. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.abb.2004.06.030

Short cicuiting photorespiration

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences

Parry, M. A. J., Carvalho, J. F. C., Madgwick, P. J., Keys, A. J., Lea, P. J., Beale, M. H. and Ward, J. L. 2003. Short cicuiting photorespiration. Abstracts ASPB Annual Meeting Plant Biology 2003, Honolulu, 25-30 July 2003 . pp. Abs 379

Short circuiting photorespiration

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences

Parry, M. A. J., Madgwick, P. J., Keys, A. J., Carvalho, J. F. C., Lea, P. J., Beale, M. H. and Ward, J. L. 2003. Short circuiting photorespiration. Abstracts ASPB Annual Meeting Plant Biology 2003, Honolulu, 25-30 July 2003 . pp. Abs 18002

Production of high value chemicals in plants

B - Book chapters etc edited externally

Beale, M. H. and Napier, J. A. 2003. Production of high value chemicals in plants. in: Shewry, P. R., Lenton, J. R. and Anderson, H. M. (ed.) Long Ashton Research Station: one hundred years of science in support of agriculture Institute for Arable Crops Research (IACR) , Long Ashton Research Station (LARS), Bristol. pp. 284-290

The dihydroceramide desaturase is not essential for cell viability in Schizosaccharomyces pombe

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Garton, S., Michaelson, L. V., Beaudoin, F., Beale, M. H. and Napier, J. A. 2003. The dihydroceramide desaturase is not essential for cell viability in Schizosaccharomyces pombe. FEBS Letters. 538, pp. 192-196.

Metabolic signalling: Role of SnRK1 in regulating sterol biosynthesis

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences

Hey, S. J., Beale, M. H., Mckibbin, R. S., Laurie, S. and Halford, N. G. 2003. Metabolic signalling: Role of SnRK1 in regulating sterol biosynthesis. Society for Experimental Biology Annual Main Meeting: 31st March–4th April 2002, Southampton, UK  . https://doi.org/10.1016/S1095-6433(03)00034-5

Secondary metabolite signalling in host-parasitic plant interactions

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Bouwmeester, H. J., Matusova, R., Zhongkui, S. and Beale, M. H. 2003. Secondary metabolite signalling in host-parasitic plant interactions. Current Opinion in Plant Biology. 6, pp. 358-364.

Assessment of 1H NMR spectroscopy and multivariate analysis as a technique for metabolite fingerprinting of Arabidopsis thaliana

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Ward, J. L., Harris, C., Lewis, J. and Beale, M. H. 2003. Assessment of 1H NMR spectroscopy and multivariate analysis as a technique for metabolite fingerprinting of Arabidopsis thaliana. Phytochemistry. 62, pp. 949-957.

Plant metabolomics: the missing link in functional genomics strategies

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Hall, R., Beale, M. H., Fiehn, O., Hardy, N., Sumner, N. and Bino, R. 2002. Plant metabolomics: the missing link in functional genomics strategies. The Plant Cell. 14, pp. 1437-1440. https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.140720

Elemental sulfur and thiol accumulation in tomato and defense against a fungal vascular pathogen

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Williams, J. S., Hall, S. A., Hawkesford, M. J., Beale, M. H. and Cooper, R. M. 2002. Elemental sulfur and thiol accumulation in tomato and defense against a fungal vascular pathogen. Plant Physiology. 128, pp. 150-159.

Cloning and expression of sesquiterpene synthase genes from Lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.)

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Bennett, M. H., Mansfield, J. W., Lewis, M. J. and Beale, M. H. 2002. Cloning and expression of sesquiterpene synthase genes from Lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.). Phytochemistry. 60, pp. 255-261.

GARNet, the Genomic Arabidopsis Resource Network

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Beale, M. H., Dupree, P., Lilley, K., Beynon, J., Trick, M., Clarke, J., Bevan, M., Bancroft, I., Jones, J., May, S., Van De Sande, K. and Leyser, O. 2002. GARNet, the Genomic Arabidopsis Resource Network. Trends in Plant Science. 7, pp. 145-147.

(+)-(10R )-germacrene A synthase from goldenrod, Solidago canadensis ; cDNA isolation, bacterial expression and functional analysis

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Prosser, I. M., Phillips, A. L., Gittings, S., Lewis, M. J., Hooper, A. M., Pickett, J. A. and Beale, M. H. 2002. (+)-(10R )-germacrene A synthase from goldenrod, Solidago canadensis ; cDNA isolation, bacterial expression and functional analysis. Phytochemistry. 60, pp. 691-702.

Synthesis of (2E )-4-hydroxy-3-methylbut-2-enyl diphosphate, a key intermediate in the biosynthesis of isoprenoids

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Ward, J. L. and Beale, M. H. 2002. Synthesis of (2E )-4-hydroxy-3-methylbut-2-enyl diphosphate, a key intermediate in the biosynthesis of isoprenoids. Journal of the Chemical Society-Perkin Transactions 1. 2002, pp. 710-712.

Probing the mechanism of loss of carbon-20 in gibberellin biosynthesis. Synthesis of gibberellin 3alpha,20-hemiacetal and 19,20-lactol analogues and their metabolism by a recombinant GA 20-oxidase

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Ward, J. L., Gaskin, P., Brown, R. G. S., Jackson, G. S., Hedden, P., Phillips, A. L., Willis, C. L. and Beale, M. H. 2002. Probing the mechanism of loss of carbon-20 in gibberellin biosynthesis. Synthesis of gibberellin 3alpha,20-hemiacetal and 19,20-lactol analogues and their metabolism by a recombinant GA 20-oxidase. Journal of the Chemical Society-Perkin Transactions 1. 2002, pp. 232-241.

Metabolite profiling of sesquiterpene lactones from Lactuca species

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals

Sessa, R. A., Bennett, M. H., Lewis, M. J., Mansfield, J. W. and Beale, M. H. 2000. Metabolite profiling of sesquiterpene lactones from Lactuca species. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 275, pp. 26877-26884.

Caged plant growth regulators

B - Book chapters etc edited externally

Allan, A. C., Ward, J. L., Beale, M. H. and Trewavas, A. J. 1998. Caged plant growth regulators. in: Marriott, G. (ed.) Methods in Enzymology Vol. 291. Caged Compounds Academic Press, San Diego.