Jane Ward

Name	Jane Ward
Job title	Principal Research Scientist - Head of Metabolomics
Email address	jane.ward@rothamsted.ac.uk
Department	Plant Sciences and the Bioeconomy
Research cluster	CAS: Molecular Discovery
Preferred citation	Ward, J. L.
Office	Harpenden

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Research outputs

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

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

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

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

The mechanisms behind the contrasting responses to waterlogging in black-grass (Alopecurus myosuroides) and wheat (Triticum aestivum)

Harrison, C., Noleto-Dias, C., Ruvo, G., Hughes, D. J., Smith, D., Mead, A., Ward, J. L., Heuer, S. and Macgregor, D. 2024. The mechanisms behind the contrasting responses to waterlogging in black-grass (Alopecurus myosuroides) and wheat (Triticum aestivum). Functional Plant Biology. 51, p. FP23193. https://doi.org/10.1071/FP23193

Chemical profiling of Artemisia herba-alba, Cuminum cyminum, Cinnamomum camphora, and Salvia rosmarinus essential oils and assessment of their insecticidal potential to control the wild cochineal Dactylopius opuntiae (Cockerell)

Naboulsi, I., El Fakhouri, K., Annaz, H., Lamzira, R., Ramdani, C., Bitchagno-Mbahbou, G., Boulamtat, R., Ben Bakrim, W., Mahdi, I., Aboulmouhajir, A., Yasri, A., El Bouhssini, M., Ward, J. L. and Sobeh, M. 2023. Chemical profiling of Artemisia herba-alba, Cuminum cyminum, Cinnamomum camphora, and Salvia rosmarinus essential oils and assessment of their insecticidal potential to control the wild cochineal Dactylopius opuntiae (Cockerell). Crop Protection. 171, p. 106286. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2023.106286

Comparative compositions of grain of tritordeum, durum wheat and bread wheat grown in multi-environment trials

Shewry, P. R., Brouns, F., Dunn, J., Hood, J., Burridge, A. J., America, A. H. P., Gilissen, L., Proos-Huijsmans, Z. A. M., Van Straaten, J. P., Jonkers, D., Lazzeri, P. A., Ward, J. L. and Lovegrove, A. 2023. Comparative compositions of grain of tritordeum, durum wheat and bread wheat grown in multi-environment trials. Food Chemistry. 423 (15 Oct), p. 136312. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2023.136312

Targeted and untargeted metabolomics for the evaluation of plant metabolites in response to the environment - editorial

Han, W., Ward, J. L., Kong, Y. and Li, X. 2023. Targeted and untargeted metabolomics for the evaluation of plant metabolites in response to the environment - editorial. Frontiers in Plant Science. 14, p. 1167513. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2023.1167513

Comparative Compositions of Grain of Bread Wheat, Emmer and Spelt Grown with Different Levels of Nitrogen Fertilisation

Lovegrove, A., Dunn, J., Pellny, T. K., Hood, J., Burridge, A. J., America, A. H. P., Gilissen, L., Timmer, R., Proos-Huijsmans, Z. A. M/, Van Straaten, J. P., Jonkers, D., Ward, J. L., Brouns, F. and Shewry, P. R. 2023. Comparative Compositions of Grain of Bread Wheat, Emmer and Spelt Grown with Different Levels of Nitrogen Fertilisation. Foods. 12 (4), p. 843. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods12040843

Novel molecules and target genes for vegetative heat tolerance in wheat

Rose, T., Wilkinson, M. D., Lowe, C., Xu, J., Hughes, D. J., Hassall, K. L., Hassani-Pak, K., Amberkar, S., Noleto-Dias, C., Ward, J. L. and Heuer, S. 2022. Novel molecules and target genes for vegetative heat tolerance in wheat. Plant Environmental Interactions. 3 (6), pp. 264-289. https://doi.org/10.1002/pei3.10096

Insecticidal Activities of Atriplex halimus L., Salvia rosmarinus Spenn. and Cuminum cyminum L. against Dactylopius opuntiae (Cockerell) under Laboratory and Greenhouse Conditions.

Naboulsi, I., Fakhouri, K. E., Lamzira, R., Ramdani, C., Bitchagno-Mbahbou, G., Boulamtat, R., Bakrim, W. B., Mahdi, I., Aboulmouhajir, A., Yasri, A., Bouhssini, M. E., Ward, J. L. and Sobeh, M. 2022. Insecticidal Activities of Atriplex halimus L., Salvia rosmarinus Spenn. and Cuminum cyminum L. against Dactylopius opuntiae (Cockerell) under Laboratory and Greenhouse Conditions. Insects. 13 (10), p. 930. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects13100930

Proanthocyanidin Biosynthesis in the Developing Wheat Seed Coat Investigated by Chemical and RNA-seq Analysis

Phillips, A. L., Vaughan, S., Baker, J., Primavesi, L. F., Patil, A., King, R., Hassani-Pak, K., Kulasekaran, S., Coghill, J., Ward, J. L. and Huttly, A. K. 2022. Proanthocyanidin Biosynthesis in the Developing Wheat Seed Coat Investigated by Chemical and RNA-seq Analysis. Plant Direct. 6 (10), p. e453. https://doi.org/10.1002/pld3.453

Diverting phenylpropanoid pathway flux from sinapine to produce industrially useful 4-vinyl derivatives of hydroxycinnamic acids in Brassicaceous oilseeds

Menard, G. N., Langdon, M., Bhunia, R., Shankhapal, A., Noleto-Dias, C., Lomax, C., Ward, J. L., Kurup, S. and Eastmond, P. J. 2022. Diverting phenylpropanoid pathway flux from sinapine to produce industrially useful 4-vinyl derivatives of hydroxycinnamic acids in Brassicaceous oilseeds. Metabolic Engineering. 70, pp. 196-205. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ymben.2022.01.016

Toward the Allelopathy of Peganum sp. and Related Chemical Constituents in Agriculture

Bitchagno-Mbahbou, G., Bouhssini, M. E., Mahdi, I., Ward, J. L. and Sobeh, M. 2022. Toward the Allelopathy of Peganum sp. and Related Chemical Constituents in Agriculture. Frontiers in Plant Science. 12, p. 796103. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2021.796103

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

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

Comparative compositions of metabolites and dietary fibre components in doughs and breads produced from bread wheat, emmer and spelt and using yeast and sourdough processes.

Shewry, P. R., America, A. H. P., Lovegrove, A., Wood, A., Plummer, A., Evans, J., Van den Broeck, H. C., Gilissen, L., Mumm, R., Ward, J. L., Proos, Z., Kuiper, P., Longin, C. F. H., Andersson, A. A. M., Van Straaten, J. P., Jonkers, D. and Brouns, F. 2021. Comparative compositions of metabolites and dietary fibre components in doughs and breads produced from bread wheat, emmer and spelt and using yeast and sourdough processes. Food Chemistry. 374 (16 April 2022), p. 131710. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2021.131710

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

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

RNAi suppression of xylan synthase genes in wheat starchy endosperm

Wilkinson, M. D., Kosik, O., Halsey, K., Walpole, H., Evans, J., Wood, A. J., Ward, J. L., Mitchell, R. A. C., Lovegrove, A. and Shewry, P. R. 2021. RNAi suppression of xylan synthase genes in wheat starchy endosperm. PLOS ONE. 16 (8), p. e0256350. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0256350

Metabolic fluxes for nutritional flexibility of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

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

Wheat amino acid transporters highly expressed in grain cells regulate amino acid accumulation in grain

Wan, Y., Wang, Y., Shi, Z., Rentsch, D., Ward, J. L., Hassall, K. L., Sparks, C. A., Huttly, A. K., Buchner, P. H., Powers, S. J., Shewry, P. R. and Hawkesford, M. J. 2021. Wheat amino acid transporters highly expressed in grain cells regulate amino acid accumulation in grain. PLOS ONE. 16 (2), p. e0246763. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0246763

A willow UDP-glycosyltransferase involved in salicinoid biosynthesis

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

Do modern types of wheat have lower quality for human health?

Shewry, P. R., Hassall, K. L., Grausgruber, H., Andersson, A., Lampi, A-M., Piironen, V., Ward, J. L. and Lovegrove, A. 2020. Do modern types of wheat have lower quality for human health? Nutrition Bulletin. 45 (4), pp. 362-373. https://doi.org/10.1111/nbu.12461

Inhibitors of α-Synuclein Fibrillation and Oligomer Toxicity in Rosa damascena: The All-Pervading Powers of Flavonoids and Phenolic Glycosides

Eskandari, H., Ghanadian, M., Noleto-Dias, C., Lomax, C., Tawfike, A., Christiansen, G., Sutherland, D. S., Ward, J. L., Mohammad-Beigi, H. and Otzen, D. E. 2020. Inhibitors of α-Synuclein Fibrillation and Oligomer Toxicity in Rosa damascena: The All-Pervading Powers of Flavonoids and Phenolic Glycosides. ACS Chemical Neuroscience. 11 (19), pp. 3161-3173. https://doi.org/10.1021/acschemneuro.0c00528

Transitions in wheat endosperm metabolism upon transcriptional induction of oil accumulation by oat endosperm WRINKLED1

Grimberg, A., Wilkinson, M. D., Snell, P., De Vos, R. P., Gonzalez-Thuillier, I., Tawfike, A., Ward, J. L., Carlsson, A. S., Shewry, P. R. and Hofvander, P. 2020. Transitions in wheat endosperm metabolism upon transcriptional induction of oil accumulation by oat endosperm WRINKLED1 . BMC Plant Biology. 20, p. 235. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-020-02438-9

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

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

Historical changes in the contents and compositions of fibre components and polar metabolites in white wheat flour

Lovegrove, A., Pellny, T. K., Hassall, K. L., Plummer, A., Wood, A., Bellisai, A., Przewieslik-Allen, A., Burridge, A. J., Ward, J. L. and Shewry, P. R. 2020. Historical changes in the contents and compositions of fibre components and polar metabolites in white wheat flour. Scientific Reports. 10, p. 5920. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-62777-3

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

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

Sulfated flavanones and dihydroflavonols from willow

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

Estimation of the iron bioavailability in green vegetables using an in vitro digestion/Caco-2 cell model

Rodriguez-Ramiro, I., Dellaquila, C., Ward, J. L., Neal, A. L., Bruggaber, S. F. A, Shewry, P. R. and Fairweather-Tail, S. 2019. Estimation of the iron bioavailability in green vegetables using an in vitro digestion/Caco-2 cell model. Food Chemistry. 301 (15 December), p. 125292. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2019.125292

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

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

A Possible Connection Between Plant Longevity and the Absence of Protein Fibrillation: Basis for Identifying Aggregation Inhibitors in Plants

Mohammed-Beigi, H., Kjaer, L., Eskandari, H., Aliakbari, F., Christiansen, G., Ruvo, G., Ward, J. L. and Otzen, D.E. 2019. A Possible Connection Between Plant Longevity and the Absence of Protein Fibrillation: Basis for Identifying Aggregation Inhibitors in Plants. Frontiers in Plant Science. 10, p. 148. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2019.00148

Oleuropein derivatives from olive fruit extracts reduce α-synuclein fibrillation and oligomer toxicity

Mohammed-Beigi, H., Aliakbari, F., Sahin, C., Lomax, C., Tawfike, A., Shafer, N.P., Amiri-Nowdijeh, A., Eskandari, E., Moller, I.M., Hosseini-Mazinani, M., Christiansen, G., Ward, J. L., Morshedi, D. and Otzen, D.E 2019. Oleuropein derivatives from olive fruit extracts reduce α-synuclein fibrillation and oligomer toxicity. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 294, pp. 4215-4232. https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.RA118.005723

Effects of Organic and Conventional Crop Nutrition on Profiles of Polar Metabolites in Grain of Wheat

Shewry, P. R., Rakszegi, M., Lovegrove, A., Amos, D., Corol, D. I., Tawfike, A., Miko, P. and Ward, J. L. 2018. Effects of Organic and Conventional Crop Nutrition on Profiles of Polar Metabolites in Grain of Wheat. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry - JAFC. 66 (21), pp. 5346-5351. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.8b01593

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

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

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

The Gsp-1 genes encode the wheat arabinogalactan peptide

Wilkinson, M. D., Tosi, P., Lovegrove, A., Corol, D. I., Ward, J. L., Palmer, R., Powers, S., Passmore, D., Webster, G., Marcus, S. E., Knox, J. P. and Shewry, P. R. 2017. The Gsp-1 genes encode the wheat arabinogalactan peptide. Quality and Nutrition at MonoGram 2017, 4-6 April 2017, University of Bristol, Bristol , UK (oral presentation). pp. p10

Feruloylation and structure of arabinoxylan in wheat endosperm cell walls from RNAi lines with suppression of genes responsible for backbone synthesis and decoration

Freeman, J., Ward, J. L., Kosik, O., Lovegrove, A., Wilkinson, M. D., Shewry, P. R. and Mitchell, R. A. C. 2017. Feruloylation and structure of arabinoxylan in wheat endosperm cell walls from RNAi lines with suppression of genes responsible for backbone synthesis and decoration. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 15 (11), pp. 1429-1438. https://doi.org/10.1111/pbi.12727

The Gsp-1 genes encode the wheat arabinogalactan peptide

Wilkinson, M. D., Tosi, P., Lovegrove, A., Corol, D. I., Ward, J. L., Palmer, R., Powers, S. J., Passmore, D., Webster, G., Marcus, S. E., Knox, J. P. and Shewry, P. R. 2017. The Gsp-1 genes encode the wheat arabinogalactan peptide. Journal of Cereal Science. 74 (March), pp. 155-164. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcs.2017.02.006

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

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

Triticum monococcum lines with distinct metabolic phenotypes and phloem-based partial resistance to the bird cherry-oat aphid Rhopalosiphum padi

Greenslade, A. F. C., Ward, J. L., Martin, J. L., Corol, D. I., Clark, S. J., Smart, L. E. and Aradottir, G. I. 2016. Triticum monococcum lines with distinct metabolic phenotypes and phloem-based partial resistance to the bird cherry-oat aphid Rhopalosiphum padi. Annals of Applied Biology - AAB. 168 (3), pp. 435-449. https://doi.org/10.1111/aab.12274

Using NMR-based metabolomics to evaluate postprandial urinary responses following consumption of minimally processed wheat bran or wheat aleurone by men and women

Garg, R., Brennan, L., Price, R. K., Wallace, J. M. W., Strain, J. J., Gibney, M. J., Shewry, P. R., Ward, J. L., Garg, L. and Welch, R. W. 2016. Using NMR-based metabolomics to evaluate postprandial urinary responses following consumption of minimally processed wheat bran or wheat aleurone by men and women. Nutrients. 8 (2), p. 96. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu8020096

Acutifoliside, a novel benzoic acid glycoside from Salix acutifolia

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

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

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

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

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

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

Distribution of lipids in the grain of wheat (cv. Hereward) determined by lipidomic analysis of milling and pearling fractions

Gonzalez-Thuillier, I., Salt, L., Chope, G., Penson, S., Skeggs, P., Tosi, P., Powers, S. J., Ward, J. L., Wilde, P., Shewry, P. R. and Haslam, R. P. 2015. Distribution of lipids in the grain of wheat (cv. Hereward) determined by lipidomic analysis of milling and pearling fractions. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry - JAFC. 63, pp. 10705-10716. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.5b05289

Differentially penalized regression to predict agronomic traits from metabolites and markers in wheat

Ward, J. L., Rakszegi, M., Bedo, Z., Shewry, P. R. and Mackay, I. 2015. Differentially penalized regression to predict agronomic traits from metabolites and markers in wheat. BMC Genetics. 16, p. 19. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12863-015-0169-0

Postprandial plasma betaine and other methyl donor-related responses after consumption of minimally processed wheat bran or wheat aleurone, or wheat aleurone incorporated into bread

Keaveney, E. M., Price, R. K., Hamill, L. L., Wallace, J. M. W., Mcnulty, H., Ward, M., Strain, J. J., Ueland, P. M., Molloy, A. M., Piironen, V., Von Reding, W., Shewry, P. R., Ward, J. L. and Welch, R. W. 2015. Postprandial plasma betaine and other methyl donor-related responses after consumption of minimally processed wheat bran or wheat aleurone, or wheat aleurone incorporated into bread. British Journal Of Nutrition. 113 (3), pp. 445-453. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007114514003778

An efficient high throughput metabotyping platform for screening of biomass willows

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

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

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

Effect of breadmaking process on In vitro gut microbiota parameters in irritable bowel syndrome

Costabile, A., Santarelli, S., Claus, S. P., Sanderson, J., Hudspith, B. N., Brostoff, J., Ward, J. L., Lovegrove, A., Shewry, P. R., Jones, H. E., Whitley, A. M. and Gibson, G. R. 2014. Effect of breadmaking process on In vitro gut microbiota parameters in irritable bowel syndrome. PLOS ONE. 9, p. e111225. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0111225

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

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

Optimising the content and composition of dietary fibre in wheat grain for end-use quality

Shewry, P. R., Saulnier, L., Gebruers, K., Mitchell, R. A. C., Freeman, J., Nemeth, C. and Ward, J. L. 2014. Optimising the content and composition of dietary fibre in wheat grain for end-use quality. in: Tuberosaetal, R. (ed.) Genomics of plant genetic resources Springer, Dordrecht. pp. 455-466

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Natural variation in grain composition of wheat and related cereals

Shewry, P. R., Hawkesford, M. J., Piironen, V., Lampi, A-M., Gebruers, K., Boros, D., Andresson, A. A. M., Aman, P., Rakszegi, M., Bedo, Z. and Ward, J. L. 2013. Natural variation in grain composition of wheat and related cereals. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry - JAFC. 61, pp. 8295-8303. https://doi.org/10.1021/jf3054092

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

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

Contents of dietary fibre components and their relation to associated bioactive components in whole grain wheat samples from the HEALTHGRAIN diversity screen

Andersson, A. A. M., Andersson, R., Piironen, V., Lampi, A-M., Nystrom, L., Boros, D., Fras, A., Gebruers, K., Courtin, C. M., Delcour, J. A., Rakszegi, M., Bedo, Z., Ward, J. L., Shewry, P. R. and Aman, P. 2013. Contents of dietary fibre components and their relation to associated bioactive components in whole grain wheat samples from the HEALTHGRAIN diversity screen. Food Chemistry. 136 (3-4), pp. 1243-1248. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2012.09.074

Developing new types of wheat with enhanced health benefits

Shewry, P. R., Charmet, G., Branlard, G., Lafiandra, D., Gergely, S., Salgo, A., Saulnier, L., Bedo, Z., Mills, E. N. C. and Ward, J. L. 2012. Developing new types of wheat with enhanced health benefits. Trends In Food Science & Technology. 25 (2), pp. 70-77. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tifs.2012.01.003

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

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

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

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

Exploiting genetic variation to improve wheat composition for the prevention of chronic diseases

Shewry, P. R. and Ward, J. L. 2012. Exploiting genetic variation to improve wheat composition for the prevention of chronic diseases. Food and Energy Security. 1, pp. 47-60. https://doi.org/10.1002/fes3.2

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

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

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

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

A dual-targeted purple acid phosphatase in Arabidopsis thaliana moderates carbon metabolism and its overexpression leads to faster plant growth and higher seed yield

Sun, F., Suen, P. K., Zhang, Y., Liang, C., Carrie, C., Whelan, J., Ward, J. L., Hawkins, N. D., Jiang, L. and Lim, B. L. 2012. A dual-targeted purple acid phosphatase in Arabidopsis thaliana moderates carbon metabolism and its overexpression leads to faster plant growth and higher seed yield. New Phytologist. 194 (1), pp. 206-219. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8137.2011.04026.x

An integrated study of grain development of wheat (cv. Hereward)

Shewry, P. R., Mitchell, R. A. C., Tosi, P., Wan, Y., Toscano-Underwood, C., Lovegrove, A., Freeman, J., Toole, G. A., Mills, E. N. C. and Ward, J. L. 2012. An integrated study of grain development of wheat (cv. Hereward). Journal of Cereal Science. 56, pp. 21-30. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcs.2011.11.007

Health Grain: increasing the health benefits of wheat

Jones, H. D., Gebruers, K., Ward, J. L. and Shewry, P. R. 2011. Health Grain: increasing the health benefits of wheat. Chibbar, R. N. and Dexter, J. E. (ed.) Wheat Science Dynamics: Challenges and Opportunities. Proceedings International Wheat Quality Conference IV, Saskatoon, 2-6 June 2009 . Agrobios International, Jodhpur. pp. 419-429

The genetics and biochemistry of wheat grain colour

Vaughan, S. P., Baker, J., Ward, J. L., Huttly, A. K. and Phillips, A. L. 2011. The genetics and biochemistry of wheat grain colour. ABRATES.

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

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

Genotype and environment effects on the contents of vitamins B1, B2, B3 and B6 in wheat grain

Shewry, P. R., Van Schaik, F., Ravel, C., Charmet, G., Rakszegi, M., Bedo, Z. and Ward, J. L. 2011. Genotype and environment effects on the contents of vitamins B1, B2, B3 and B6 in wheat grain. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry - JAFC. 59, pp. 10564-10571. https://doi.org/10.1021/jf202762b

Improving the health benefits of wheat

Shewry, P. R., Ward, J. L., Zhao, F-J., Ravel, C., Charmet, G., Lafiandra, D. and Bedo, Z. 2011. Improving the health benefits of wheat. Czech Academy Agricultural Sciences.

Postprandial glycemia, insulinemia and satiety responses in healthy subjects after whole grain rye bread made from different rye varieties. 1

Rosen, L. A. H., Ostman, E. M., Shewry, P. R., Ward, J. L., Andersson, A. A. M., Piironen, V., Lampi, A-M., Rakszegi, M., Bedo, Z. and Bjorck, I. M. E. 2011. Postprandial glycemia, insulinemia and satiety responses in healthy subjects after whole grain rye bread made from different rye varieties. 1. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry - JAFC. 59, pp. 12139-12148. https://doi.org/10.1021/jf2019825

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

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

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

Relationship between the contents of bioactive components in grain and the release dates of wheat lines in the HEALTHGRAIN diversity screen

Shewry, P. R., Gebruers, K., Andersson, A. A. M., Aman, P., Piironen, V., Lampi, A-M., Boros, D., Rakszegi, M., Bedo, Z. and Ward, J. L. 2011. Relationship between the contents of bioactive components in grain and the release dates of wheat lines in the HEALTHGRAIN diversity screen. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry - JAFC. 59, pp. 928-933. https://doi.org/10.1021/jf103860x

Combined meta-genomics analyses unravel candidate genes for the grain dietary fiber content in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

Quraishi, U. M., Murat, F., Abrouk, M., Pont, C., Confolent, C., Oury, F. X., Ward, J. L., Boros, D., Gebruers, K., Delcour, J. A., Courtin, C. M., Bedo, Z., Saulnier, L., Guillon, F., Balzergue, S., Shewry, P. R., Feuillet, C., Charmet, G. and Salse, J. 2011. Combined meta-genomics analyses unravel candidate genes for the grain dietary fiber content in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Functional and Integrative Genomics. 11, pp. 71-83. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10142-010-0183-2

Plant metabolomics applications in the Brassicaceae: added value for science and industry

Hall, R. D., De Vos, R. C. H. and Ward, J. L. 2010. Plant metabolomics applications in the Brassicaceae: added value for science and industry. International Society of Horticultural Science (ISHS).

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

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

The use of metabolomic profiling to identify new quality determinants in wheat

Shewry, P. R., Millar, S. and Ward, J. L. 2010. The use of metabolomic profiling to identify new quality determinants in wheat. Branlard, G. (ed.) Gluten Proteins 2009: Proceedings of the 10th International Gluten Workshop, Clermont-Ferrand, 7-9 September 2009 . Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), Paris. pp. 38-41

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

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 HEALTHGRAIN wheat diversity screen: effects of genotype and environment on phytochemicals and dietary fiber components

Shewry, P. R., Piironen, V., Lampi, A-M., Edelmann, M., Kariluoto, S., Nurmi, T., Fernandez-Orozco, R., Ravel, C., Charmet, G., Andersson, A. A. M., Aman, P., Boros, D., Gebruers, K., Dornez, E., Courtin, C. M., Delcour, J. A., Rakszegi, M., Bedo, Z. and Ward, J. L. 2010. The HEALTHGRAIN wheat diversity screen: effects of genotype and environment on phytochemicals and dietary fiber components. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry - JAFC. 58, pp. 9291-9298. https://doi.org/10.1021/jf100039b

Effects of genotype and environment on the content and composition of phytochemicals and dietary fiber components in rye in the HEALTHGRAIN diversity screen

Shewry, P. R., Piironen, V., Lampi, A-M., Edelmann, M., Kariluoto, S., Nurmi, T., Fernandez-Orozco, R., Andersson, A. A. M., Aman, P., Fras, A., Boros, D., Gebruers, K., Dornez, E., Courtin, C. M., Delcour, J. A., Ravel, C., Charmet, G., Rakszegi, M., Bedo, Z. and Ward, J. L. 2010. Effects of genotype and environment on the content and composition of phytochemicals and dietary fiber components in rye in the HEALTHGRAIN diversity screen. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry - JAFC. 58, pp. 9372-9383. https://doi.org/10.1021/jf100053d

Effects of environment and genotype on phenolic acids in wheat in the HEALTHGRAIN diversity screen

Fernandez-Orozco, R., Li, L., Harflett, C., Shewry, P. R. and Ward, J. L. 2010. Effects of environment and genotype on phenolic acids in wheat in the HEALTHGRAIN diversity screen. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry - JAFC. 58, pp. 9341-9352. https://doi.org/10.1021/jf102017s

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

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

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

Improving the benefits of wheat as a source of dietary fibre

Shewry, P. R., Saulnier, L., Guillon, F., Gebruers, K., Courtin, C., Delcour, J., Toole, G., Boros, D., Salse, J., Ravel, C., Mills, E. N. C., Ward, J. L. and Charmet, G. 2010. Improving the benefits of wheat as a source of dietary fibre. in: Jones, J., Topping, D., McCleary, B. and Vanderkamp, J. W. (ed.) Dietary fibre: new frontiers for food and health Wageningen Academic Publishers, Wageningen, Netherlands. pp. 65-78

Future prospects for the analysis of bioactive components in cereal grain

Ward, J. L. and Shewry, P. R. 2010. Future prospects for the analysis of bioactive components in cereal grain. Cereal Foods World. 55, pp. 71-75. https://doi.org/10.1094/CFW-55-2-0071

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

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

Methods for the analysis of selenium and other minerals

Stroud, J. L., Zhao, F-J., McGrath, S. P. and Hart, D. 2010. Methods for the analysis of selenium and other minerals. in: Shewry, P. R. and Ward, J. L. (ed.) HEALTHGRAIN methods: analysis of bioactive compounds in small grain cereals American Association of Cereal Chemists (AACC), St Paul, MN. pp. 95-111

Phenolic acids

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

Future prospects for the analysis of bioactive components in cereal grain

Ward, J. L. and Shewry, P. R. 2010. Future prospects for the analysis of bioactive components in cereal grain. 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. 273-280

HEALTHGRAIN methods: analysis of bioactive components in small grain cereals

Shewry, P. R. and Ward, J. L. 2010. HEALTHGRAIN methods: analysis of bioactive components in small grain cereals. American Association of Cereal Chemists (AACC), St Paul, MN.

Combining bioactive components with conventional targets in plant breeding programmes

Bedo, Z., Rakszegi, M., Lang, L., Gebruers, K., Piironen, V., Lafiandra, D. and Phillips, A. L. 2010. Combining bioactive components with conventional targets in plant breeding programmes. 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. 263-272

System-wide molecular evidence for phenotypic buffering in Arabidopsis

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

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

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

Sterol content analysis suggests altered eburicol 14alpha-demethylase (CYP51) activity in isolates of Mycosphaerella graminicola adapted to azole fungicides

Bean, T. P., Cools, H. J., Lucas, J. A., Hawkins, N. D., Ward, J. L., Shaw, M. W. and Fraaije, B. A. 2009. Sterol content analysis suggests altered eburicol 14alpha-demethylase (CYP51) activity in isolates of Mycosphaerella graminicola adapted to azole fungicides. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 296, pp. 266-273. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6968.2009.01645.x

The HEALTHGRAIN cereal diversity screen: concept, results and prospects

Ward, J. L., Poutanen, K., Gebruers, K., Piironen, V., Lampi, A-M., Nystrom, L., Andersson, A. A. M., Aman, P., Boros, D., Rakszegi, M., Bedo, Z. and Shewry, P. R. 2008. The HEALTHGRAIN cereal diversity screen: concept, results and prospects. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry - JAFC. 56 (21), pp. 9699-9709. https://doi.org/10.1021/jf8009574

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

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.

Improving wheat for nutrition and processing

Shewry, P. R., Wan, Y., Wheeler, T., Gooding, M., Poole, R., Edwards, K. J., Mills, E. N. C., Skeggs, P., Gezan, S., Welham, S. J., Shenton, C., Zhu, T., Phillips, A. L., Jones, H. D., Li, L., Ward, J. L., Freeman, J., Nemeth, C. and Mitchell, R. A. C. 2008. Improving wheat for nutrition and processing. Molinacano, J. L. (ed.) Cereal Science and Technology for Feeding Ten Billion People: Genomics Era and Beyond. Proceedings of the Meeting of the Eucarpia Cereal Section, Lleida (Spain), 13-17 November 2006 . Options Mediterraneennes, Series A, No 81. pp. 249-252

Establishing substantial equivalence: metabolomics

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

Phytochemical and fiber components in oat varieties in the HEALTHGRAIN diversity screen

Shewry, P. R., Piironen, V., Lampi, A-M., Nystrom, L., Li, L., Rakszegi, M., Fras, A., Boros, D., Gebruers, K., Courtin, C. M., Delcour, J. A., Andersson, A. A. M., Dimberg, L., Bedo, Z. and Ward, J. L. 2008. Phytochemical and fiber components in oat varieties in the HEALTHGRAIN diversity screen. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry - JAFC. 56, pp. 9777-9784. https://doi.org/10.1021/jf801880d

Phytochemicals and dietary fiber components in rye varieties in the HEALTHGRAIN diversity screen

Nystrom, L., Lampi, A-M., Andersson, A. A. M., Kamal-Eldin, A., Gebruers, K., Courtin, C. M., Delcour, J. A., Li, L., Ward, J. L., Fras, A., Boros, D., Rakszegi, M., Bedo, Z., Shewry, P. R. and Piironen, V. 2008. Phytochemicals and dietary fiber components in rye varieties in the HEALTHGRAIN diversity screen. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry - JAFC. 56, pp. 9758-9766. https://doi.org/10.1021/jf801065r

Phenolic acids in wheat varieties in the HEALTHGRAIN diversity screen

Li, L., Shewry, P. R. and Ward, J. L. 2008. Phenolic acids in wheat varieties in the HEALTHGRAIN diversity screen. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry - JAFC. 56, pp. 9732-9739. https://doi.org/10.1021/jf801069s

Phytochemical and dietary fiber components in barley varieties in the HEALTHGRAIN diversity screen

Andersson, A. A. M., Lampi, A-M., Nystrom, L., Piironen, V., Li, L., Ward, J. L., Gebruers, K., Courtin, C. M., Delcour, J. A., Boros, D., Fras, A., Dynkowska, W., Rakszegi, M., Bedo, Z., Shewry, P. R. and Aman, P. 2008. Phytochemical and dietary fiber components in barley varieties in the HEALTHGRAIN diversity screen. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry - JAFC. 56, pp. 9767-9776. https://doi.org/10.1021/jf802037f

Investigating wheat functionality through breeding and end use (FQS 23)

Millar, S. J., Snape, J., Ward, J. L., Shewry, P. R., Belton, P., Boniface, K. and Summers, R. 2008. Investigating wheat functionality through breeding and end use (FQS 23). Campden and Chorleywood Food Research Association, Chipping Campden.

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

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

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

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

DON mycotoxin biosynthesis by Fusarium species, a metabolomics perspective

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

Minimum reporting standards for plant biology context information in metabolomic studies

Fiehn, O., Sumner, L. W., Rhee, S. Y., Ward, J. L., Dickerson, J., Lange, B. M., Lane, G., Roessner, U., Last, R. and Nikolau, B. 2007. Minimum reporting standards for plant biology context information in metabolomic studies. Metabolomics. 3, pp. 195-201. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11306-007-0068-0

Are GM and conventionally bred cereals really different?

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

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

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

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 .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short cicuiting photorespiration

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

Caged plant growth regulators

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.

The Persistence and Fate of DDT on Foliage. I.—The Influence of Plant Wax on the Toxicity and Persistence of Deposits of DDT Crystals

Burt, Paul Edwin and Ward, J. L. 1955. The Persistence and Fate of DDT on Foliage. I.—The Influence of Plant Wax on the Toxicity and Persistence of Deposits of DDT Crystals. Bulletin of Entomological Research. 46 (1), pp. 39-56. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007485300030753

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