Lipopeptides constitute a structurally diverse group of metabolites produced by various
bacterial and fungal genera. In the past decades, research on lipopeptides has been fueled …

Soil-and plant-associated environments harbor numerous bacteria that produce antibiotic
metabolites with specific or broad-spectrum activities against coexisting microorganisms …

A mass spectrometer is described as the smallest weighing scale ever used in the world. 1
Mass spectrometry (MS) is a unique technique that has an interdisciplinary nature, which …

Main conclusion Lipopeptides could help to overcome a large concern in agriculture:
resistance against chemical pesticides. These molecules have activity against various …

Imaging mass spectrometry tools allow the two-dimensional visualization of the distribution
of trace metals, metabolites, surface lipids, peptides and proteins directly from biological …

Mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) enables the direct analysis of molecules from the surface
of a wide variety of samples, allowing the multiplex measurement of both abundance and …

One of the most remarkable features of the evolutionary process is its capacity to construct.
In billions of years a primordial soup of organic compounds evolved to the theater of life …

Fundamental advances in secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) now allow for the
examination and characterization of lipids directly from biological materials. The successful …

Bacterial exopolymeric substances (EPS) are molecules released in response to the
physiological stress encountered in the natural environment. EPS are structural components …

Although mass spectrometry is a century old technology, we are entering into an exciting
time for the analysis of molecular information directly from complex biological systems. In …