Analytical Sciences


Abstract − Analytical Sciences, 25(9), 1053 (2009).

Direct Single-Cell Molecular Analysis of Plant Tissues by Video Mass Spectrometry
Mónica LORENZO TEJEDOR, Hajime MIZUNO, Naohiro TSUYAMA, Takanori HARADA, and Tsutomu MASUJIMA
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami, Hiroshima 734-8553, Japan
Direct and quick molecular analysis of live plant single cells viewed under a video-microscope has been developed in their intact undamaged environment using nano-electrospray tip and mass spectrometers. This method has been successful in identifying specific molecules in plant live single-cell analysis by mass spectrometry, and opens the possibility to compare different cell types from different tissues with morphological evidence in undamaged plants.