Susan Verrall

Information and Computational Sciences

Research Scientist

susan.verrall@hutton.ac.uk

+44 (0)344 928 5428 (*)

The James Hutton Institute
Invergowrie
Dundee DD2 5DA
Scotland UK

Current research interests

Metabolomics technologies collect vast quantities of data which must be processed in a suitable manner for the application. We have developed rigorous tests to ensure the validity of our methods and data analysis techniques to ensure robust data sets.

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Bibliography

Recent

Petridis, A.; van der Kaay, J.; Sungurtas, J.; Verrall, S.R.; McCallum, S.R.; Graham, J.; Hancock, R.D. (2020) Photosynthetic plasticity allows blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L.) plants to compensate for yield loss under conditions of high sink demand., Environmental and Experimental Botany, 174, Article No. 104031.
Jarret, D.A.; Morris, J.; Cullen, D.W.; Gordon, S.L.; Verrall, S.R.; Milne, L.; Hedley, P.E.; Allwood, J.W.; Brennan, R.M.; Hancock, R.D. (2018) A transcript and metabolite atlas of blackcurrant fruit development highlights hormonal regulation and reveals the role of key transcription factors., Frontiers in Plant Science, 9, Article No. 1235.
Karpinska, B.; Zhang, K.M.; Rasool, B.; Pastok, D.; Morris, J.; Verrall, S.R.; Hedley, P.E.; Hancock, R.D.; Foyer, C.H. (2018) The redox state of the apoplast influences the acclimation of photosynthesis and leaf metabolism to changing irradiance., Plant Cell and Environment, 41, 1083-1097.
Ternan, N.G.; Moore, N.D.; Smyth, D.; McDougall, G.J.; Allwood, J.W.; Verrall, S.; Gill, C.I.R.; Dooley, J.S.G.; McMullan, G. (2018) Increased sporulation underpins adaptation of Clostridium difficile strain 630 to a biologically-relevant faecal environment, with implications for pathogenicity., Scientific Reports, 8, Article No. 16691.
Freitag, S.; Verrall, S.R.; Pont, S.D.A.; McRae, D.; Sungartas, J.A.; Palau, R.; Hawes, C.; Alexander, C.J.; Allwood, J.W.; Foito, A.; Stewart, D.; Shepherd, L.V.T. (2018) Impact of conventional and integrated management systems on the water-soluble vitamin content in potatoes, field beans and cereals., Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 66, 831-841.
Rasool, B.; McGowan, J.; Pastok, D.; Marcus, S.E.; Morris, J.A.; Verrall, S.R.; Hedley, P.E.; Hancock, R.D.; Foyer, C.H. (2017) Redox control of aphid resistance through altered cell wall composition and nutritional quality., Plant Physiology, 175, 259-271.
McDougall, G.J.; Allwood, J.W.; Pereira-Caro, G.; Brown, E.M.; Verrall, S.; Stewart, D.; Latimer, C.; McMullan, G.; Lawther, R.; O'Connor, G.; Rowland, I.; Crozier, A.; Gill, C.I.R. (2017) Novel colon-available triterpenoids identified in raspberry fruits exhibit antigenotoxic activities in vitro., Molecular Nutrition and Food Research, 61, Article No. 1600327.
McDougall, G.J.; Allwood, J.W.; Pereira-Caro, G.; Brown, E.M.; Ternan, N.; Verrall, S.; Stewart, D.; Lawther, R.; O'Connor, G.; Rowland, I.; Crozier, A.; Gill, C.I.R. (2016) Non-targeted LC-MSn profiling of compounds in ileal fluids that decrease after raspberry intake identifies consistent alterations in bile acid composition., Journal of Natural Products, 79, 2606-2615.
Stavang, J.A.; Freitag, S.; Foito, A.; Verrall, S.; Heide, O.M.; Stewart, D.; Sonsteby, A. (2015) Raspberry fruit quality changes during ripening and storage as assessed by colour, sensory evaluation and chemical analyses., Scientia Horticulturae, 195, 216-225.
Shepherd, L.V.T.; Alexander, C.J.; Hackett, C.A.; McRae, D.; Sungurtas, J.A.; Verrall, S.R.; Morris, J.A.; Hedley, P.E.; Rockhold, D.; Belknap, W.; Davies, H.V. (2015) Impacts on the metabolome of down-regulating polyphenol oxidase in potato tubers., Transgenic Research, 24, 447-461.
Foyer, C.H.; Verrall, S.R.; Hancock, R.D. (2015) Systematic analysis of phloem-feeding insect induced transcriptional reprogramming in Arabidopsis highlights common features and reveals distinct responses to specialist and generalist insects., Journal of Experimental Botany, 66, 495-512.
Comadira, G.; Rasool, B.; Karpinska, B.; Morris, J.; Verrall, S.R.; Hedley, P.E.; Foyer, C.H.; Hancock, R.D. (2015) Nitrogen deficiency in barley (Hordeum vulgare) seedlings induces molecular and metabolic adjustments that trigger aphid resistance., Journal of Experimental Botany, 66, 3639-3655.
Comadira, G.; Rasool, B.; Kaprinska, B.; Garcia, B.M.; Morris, J.; Verrall, S.R.; Bayer, M.; Hedley, P.E.; Hancock, R.D.; Foyer, C.H. (2015) WHIRLY1 functions in the control of responses to nitrogen deficiency but not aphid infestation in barley., Plant Physiology, 168, 1140-1151.
Vagiri, M.; Conner, S.; Stewart, D.; Andersson, S.C.; Verrall, S.; Johansson, E.; Rumpunen, K. (2015) Phenolic compounds in blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum L.) leaves relative to leaf position and harvest date., Food Chemistry, 172, 135-142.
Mazur, S.P.; Sonsteby, A.; Wold, A.B.; Foito, A.; Freitag, S.; Verrall, S.; Conner, S.; Stewart, D.; Heide, O.M. (2014) Post-flowering photoperiod has marked effects on fruit chemical composition in red raspberry (Rubus idaeus)., Annals of Applied Biology, 165, 454-465.
McDougall, G.J.; Conner, S.; Pereira-Caro, G.; Gonzalez-Barrio, R.; Brown, E.M.; Verrall, S.; Stewart, D.; Moffet, T.; Ibars, M.; Lawther, R.; O'Connor, G.; Rowland, I.; Crozier, A.; Gill, C.I.R. (2014) Tracking (poly)phenol components from raspberries in ileal fluid., Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 62, 7631-7641.
Morris, W.L.; Hancock, R.D.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Morris, J.A.; Usman, M.; Verrall, S.R.; Sharma, S.K.; Bryan, G.J.; McNicol, J.W.; Hedley, P.E.; Taylor, M.A. (2014) Day length dependent restructuring of the leaf transcriptome and metabolome in potato genotypes with contrasting tuberisation phenotypes., Plant Cell and Environment, 37, 1351-1363.
Cognat, C.; Shepherd, T.; Verrall, S.R.; Stewart, D. (2014) Relationship between volative profile and sensory development of an oat based biscuit., Food Chemistry, 160, 72-81.
Mazur, S.P.; Sonsteby, A.; Nes, A.; Wold, A.B.; Foito, A.; Freitag, S.; Verrall, S.R.; Stewart, D.; Heide, O.M. (2014) Effects of Post-Flowering Environmental Variation along an Altitudinal Gradient on Chemical Composition of 'Glen Ample' Red Raspberry (Rubus idaeus L.)., European Journal of Horticultural Science, 79, 267-277.
Kerchev, P.I.; Karpinska, B.; Morris, J.A.; Hussain, A.; Verrall, S.R.; Hedley, P.E.; Fenton, B.; Foyer, C.H.; Hancock, R.D. (2013) Vitamin C and the abscisic acid-insensitive 4 transcription factor are important determinants of aphid resistance in arabidopsis., Antioxidants and Redox Signalling, 18, 2091-2105.
Josuttis, M.; Verrall, S.R.; Stewart, D.; Kruger, E.; McDougall, G.J. (2013) Genetic and environmental effects on tannin composition in strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa) cultivars grown in different European locations., Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 61, 790-800.
Nwankno, A.J.; Gordon, S.L.; Verrall, S.R.; Brennan, R.M.; Hancock, R.D. (2012) Treatment with fungicides influences phytochemical quality of blackcurrant juice., Annals of Applied Biology, 160, 86-96.
Cognat, C.; Shepherd, T.; Verrall, S.R.; Stewart, D. (2012) Comparison of two headspace sampling techniques for the analysis of off-flavour volatiles from oat based products., Food Chemistry, 134, 1592-1600.
McDougall, G.J.; Martinussen, I.; Junttila, O.; Verrall, S.R.; Stewart, D. (2011) Assessing the influence of genotype and temperature on polyphenol composition in cloudberry (Rubus chamaemorus L) using a novel mass spectrometric method., Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 59, 10860-10868.
Ross, H.A.; Morris, W.L.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Hancock, R.D.; Verrall, S.R.; Morris, J.A.; Tucker, G.A.; Stewart, D.; Hedley, P.E.; McDougall, G.J.; Taylor, M.A. (2011) Pectin engineering to modify product quality in potato., Plant Biotechnology Journal, 9, 848-856.
Ross, H.A.; Morris, W.L.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Hancock, R.D.; Verrall, S.R.; Morris, J.A.; Stewart, D.; Hedley, P.E.; McDougall, G.J.; Taylor, M.A. (2011) The role of pectin methyl esterase in determining potato tuber textural quality., Annual Report of the Scottish Crop Research Institute for 2010, pp32-33.
Ross, H.A.; McDougall, G.J.; Vincent, J.F.V.; Stewart, D.; Verrall, S.R.; Taylor, M.A. (2010) Discerning intra-tuber differences in textural properties in cooked Solanum tuberosum group Tuberosum and group Phureja tubers., Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 90, 1527-1832.
Morris, W.L.; Shepherd, T.; Verrall, S.R.; McNicol, J.W.; Taylor, M.A. (2010) Relationships between volatile and non-volatile metabolites and attributes of processed potato flavour., Phytochemistry, 71, 1765-1773.
Stushnoff, C.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Hancock, R.D.; Hedley, P.E.; Holm, D.G.; McDougall, G.J.; McNicol, J.W.; Morris, J.; Morris, W.L.; Sungurtas, J.; Verrall, S.R.; Zuber, T.; Taylor, M.A. (2010) Flavonoid profiling and transcriptome analysis reveals new gene-metabolite correlations in tubers of Solanum tuberosum L., Journal of Experimental Botany, 61, 1225-1238.
Dobson, G.; Shepherd, T.; Verrall, S.R.; Griffiths, D.W.; Ramsay, G.; McNicol, J.W.; Davies, H.V.; Stewart, D. (2010) A metabolomics study of cultivated potato (Solanum tuberosum) groups, Andigena, Phureja, Stenotomum and Tuberosum using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry., Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 58, 1214-1223.
Dobson, G.; Shepherd, T.; Verrall, S.R.; Conner, S.; McNicol, J.W.; Ramsay, G.; Shepherd, L.V.T.; Davies, H.V.; Stewart, D. (2008) Phytochemical diversity in tubers of potato cultivars and landraces using a GC-MS metabolomics approach., Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 56, 10280-10291.
Stewart, D.; McDougall, G.J.; Sungurtas, J.; Verrall, S.R.; Graham, J.; Martinussen, I. (2007) Metabolomic approach to identifying bioactive compounds in berries: Advances toward fruit nutritional enhancement., Molecular Nutrition and Food Research, 51, 645-651.
Shepherd, T.; Dobson, G.; Verrall, S.R.; Conner, S.; Griffiths, D.W.; McNicol, J.W.; Davies, H.V.; Stewart, D. (2007) Potato metabolomics by GC-MS: what are the limiting factors?., Metabolomics, 3, 475-488.
Dobson, G.; Shepherd, T.; Marshall, R.; Verrall, S.R.; Conner, S.; Griffiths, D.W.; McNicol, J.W.; Stewart, D.; Davies, H.V. (2007) Application of metabolite and flavour volatile profiling to studies of biodiversity in Solanum species., In: Nikolau, B.L. & Wurtele, E.S. (eds.). Concepts in Plant Metabolomics. Springer, Dordrecht, 259-268. ISBN: 978-1-4020-5607-9
Shepherd, T.; Dobson, G.; Marshall, R.; Verrall, S.R.; Conner, S.; Griffiths, D.W.; Stewart, D.; Davies, H.V. (2007) Profiling of metabolites and volatile flavour compounds from Solanum species using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry., In: Nikolau, B.L. & Wurtele, E.S. (eds.). Concepts in Plant Metabolomics. Springer, Dordrecht, 208-219. ISBN: 978-1-4020-5607-9
Nuopponen, M.; Shepherd, T.; Birch, G.M.; Verrall, S.R.; Stewart, D. (2006) Hemicelluloses and pectins in 25 tropical hardwoods., Cellulose Chemistry and Technology, 40, 735-738.
McNicol, J.W.; Verrall, S.R.; Shepherd, T.; Dobson, G.; Griffiths, D.W.; Ramsay, G.; Davies, H.V.; Stewart, D. (2006) Statistical analysis of metabolomic data., Annual Report of the Scottish Crop Research Institute for 2006, pp54-55.
Bruce, A.; Verrall, S.R.; Hackett, C.A.; Wheatley, R.E. (2004) Identification of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from bacteria and yeast causing growth inhibition of sapstain fungi., Holzforschung, 58, 193-198.
Bruce, A.; Stewart, D.D.; Verrall, S.R.; Wheatley, R.E. (2003) Effects of volatiles from bacteria and yeast on the growth and pigmentation of sapstain fungi., International Biodeterioration and Degradation, 51, 101-108.
Bell, K.S.; Roberts, J.; Verrall, S.R.; Cullen, D.W.; Williams, N.A.; Harrison, J.G.; Toth, I.K.; Cooke, D.E.L.; Duncan, J.M.; Claxton, J.R. (2000) Detection and quantification of Spongospora subterranea f.sp. subterranea in soils and on tubers using specific PCR primers., European Journal of Plant Pathology, 105, 905-915.

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Journals

Petridis, A.; van der Kaay, J.; Sungurtas, J.; Verrall, S.R.; McCallum, S.R.; Graham, J.; Hancock, R.D. (2020) Photosynthetic plasticity allows blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L.) plants to compensate for yield loss under conditions of high sink demand., Environmental and Experimental Botany, 174, Article No. 104031.
Jarret, D.A.; Morris, J.; Cullen, D.W.; Gordon, S.L.; Verrall, S.R.; Milne, L.; Hedley, P.E.; Allwood, J.W.; Brennan, R.M.; Hancock, R.D. (2018) A transcript and metabolite atlas of blackcurrant fruit development highlights hormonal regulation and reveals the role of key transcription factors., Frontiers in Plant Science, 9, Article No. 1235.
Karpinska, B.; Zhang, K.M.; Rasool, B.; Pastok, D.; Morris, J.; Verrall, S.R.; Hedley, P.E.; Hancock, R.D.; Foyer, C.H. (2018) The redox state of the apoplast influences the acclimation of photosynthesis and leaf metabolism to changing irradiance., Plant Cell and Environment, 41, 1083-1097.
Ternan, N.G.; Moore, N.D.; Smyth, D.; McDougall, G.J.; Allwood, J.W.; Verrall, S.; Gill, C.I.R.; Dooley, J.S.G.; McMullan, G. (2018) Increased sporulation underpins adaptation of Clostridium difficile strain 630 to a biologically-relevant faecal environment, with implications for pathogenicity., Scientific Reports, 8, Article No. 16691.
Freitag, S.; Verrall, S.R.; Pont, S.D.A.; McRae, D.; Sungartas, J.A.; Palau, R.; Hawes, C.; Alexander, C.J.; Allwood, J.W.; Foito, A.; Stewart, D.; Shepherd, L.V.T. (2018) Impact of conventional and integrated management systems on the water-soluble vitamin content in potatoes, field beans and cereals., Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 66, 831-841.
Rasool, B.; McGowan, J.; Pastok, D.; Marcus, S.E.; Morris, J.A.; Verrall, S.R.; Hedley, P.E.; Hancock, R.D.; Foyer, C.H. (2017) Redox control of aphid resistance through altered cell wall composition and nutritional quality., Plant Physiology, 175, 259-271.
McDougall, G.J.; Allwood, J.W.; Pereira-Caro, G.; Brown, E.M.; Verrall, S.; Stewart, D.; Latimer, C.; McMullan, G.; Lawther, R.; O'Connor, G.; Rowland, I.; Crozier, A.; Gill, C.I.R. (2017) Novel colon-available triterpenoids identified in raspberry fruits exhibit antigenotoxic activities in vitro., Molecular Nutrition and Food Research, 61, Article No. 1600327.
McDougall, G.J.; Allwood, J.W.; Pereira-Caro, G.; Brown, E.M.; Ternan, N.; Verrall, S.; Stewart, D.; Lawther, R.; O'Connor, G.; Rowland, I.; Crozier, A.; Gill, C.I.R. (2016) Non-targeted LC-MSn profiling of compounds in ileal fluids that decrease after raspberry intake identifies consistent alterations in bile acid composition., Journal of Natural Products, 79, 2606-2615.
Stavang, J.A.; Freitag, S.; Foito, A.; Verrall, S.; Heide, O.M.; Stewart, D.; Sonsteby, A. (2015) Raspberry fruit quality changes during ripening and storage as assessed by colour, sensory evaluation and chemical analyses., Scientia Horticulturae, 195, 216-225.
Shepherd, L.V.T.; Alexander, C.J.; Hackett, C.A.; McRae, D.; Sungurtas, J.A.; Verrall, S.R.; Morris, J.A.; Hedley, P.E.; Rockhold, D.; Belknap, W.; Davies, H.V. (2015) Impacts on the metabolome of down-regulating polyphenol oxidase in potato tubers., Transgenic Research, 24, 447-461.
Foyer, C.H.; Verrall, S.R.; Hancock, R.D. (2015) Systematic analysis of phloem-feeding insect induced transcriptional reprogramming in Arabidopsis highlights common features and reveals distinct responses to specialist and generalist insects., Journal of Experimental Botany, 66, 495-512.
Comadira, G.; Rasool, B.; Karpinska, B.; Morris, J.; Verrall, S.R.; Hedley, P.E.; Foyer, C.H.; Hancock, R.D. (2015) Nitrogen deficiency in barley (Hordeum vulgare) seedlings induces molecular and metabolic adjustments that trigger aphid resistance., Journal of Experimental Botany, 66, 3639-3655.
Comadira, G.; Rasool, B.; Kaprinska, B.; Garcia, B.M.; Morris, J.; Verrall, S.R.; Bayer, M.; Hedley, P.E.; Hancock, R.D.; Foyer, C.H. (2015) WHIRLY1 functions in the control of responses to nitrogen deficiency but not aphid infestation in barley., Plant Physiology, 168, 1140-1151.
Vagiri, M.; Conner, S.; Stewart, D.; Andersson, S.C.; Verrall, S.; Johansson, E.; Rumpunen, K. (2015) Phenolic compounds in blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum L.) leaves relative to leaf position and harvest date., Food Chemistry, 172, 135-142.
Mazur, S.P.; Sonsteby, A.; Wold, A.B.; Foito, A.; Freitag, S.; Verrall, S.; Conner, S.; Stewart, D.; Heide, O.M. (2014) Post-flowering photoperiod has marked effects on fruit chemical composition in red raspberry (Rubus idaeus)., Annals of Applied Biology, 165, 454-465.
McDougall, G.J.; Conner, S.; Pereira-Caro, G.; Gonzalez-Barrio, R.; Brown, E.M.; Verrall, S.; Stewart, D.; Moffet, T.; Ibars, M.; Lawther, R.; O'Connor, G.; Rowland, I.; Crozier, A.; Gill, C.I.R. (2014) Tracking (poly)phenol components from raspberries in ileal fluid., Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 62, 7631-7641.
Morris, W.L.; Hancock, R.D.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Morris, J.A.; Usman, M.; Verrall, S.R.; Sharma, S.K.; Bryan, G.J.; McNicol, J.W.; Hedley, P.E.; Taylor, M.A. (2014) Day length dependent restructuring of the leaf transcriptome and metabolome in potato genotypes with contrasting tuberisation phenotypes., Plant Cell and Environment, 37, 1351-1363.
Cognat, C.; Shepherd, T.; Verrall, S.R.; Stewart, D. (2014) Relationship between volative profile and sensory development of an oat based biscuit., Food Chemistry, 160, 72-81.
Mazur, S.P.; Sonsteby, A.; Nes, A.; Wold, A.B.; Foito, A.; Freitag, S.; Verrall, S.R.; Stewart, D.; Heide, O.M. (2014) Effects of Post-Flowering Environmental Variation along an Altitudinal Gradient on Chemical Composition of 'Glen Ample' Red Raspberry (Rubus idaeus L.)., European Journal of Horticultural Science, 79, 267-277.
Kerchev, P.I.; Karpinska, B.; Morris, J.A.; Hussain, A.; Verrall, S.R.; Hedley, P.E.; Fenton, B.; Foyer, C.H.; Hancock, R.D. (2013) Vitamin C and the abscisic acid-insensitive 4 transcription factor are important determinants of aphid resistance in arabidopsis., Antioxidants and Redox Signalling, 18, 2091-2105.
Josuttis, M.; Verrall, S.R.; Stewart, D.; Kruger, E.; McDougall, G.J. (2013) Genetic and environmental effects on tannin composition in strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa) cultivars grown in different European locations., Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 61, 790-800.
Nwankno, A.J.; Gordon, S.L.; Verrall, S.R.; Brennan, R.M.; Hancock, R.D. (2012) Treatment with fungicides influences phytochemical quality of blackcurrant juice., Annals of Applied Biology, 160, 86-96.
Cognat, C.; Shepherd, T.; Verrall, S.R.; Stewart, D. (2012) Comparison of two headspace sampling techniques for the analysis of off-flavour volatiles from oat based products., Food Chemistry, 134, 1592-1600.
McDougall, G.J.; Martinussen, I.; Junttila, O.; Verrall, S.R.; Stewart, D. (2011) Assessing the influence of genotype and temperature on polyphenol composition in cloudberry (Rubus chamaemorus L) using a novel mass spectrometric method., Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 59, 10860-10868.
Ross, H.A.; Morris, W.L.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Hancock, R.D.; Verrall, S.R.; Morris, J.A.; Tucker, G.A.; Stewart, D.; Hedley, P.E.; McDougall, G.J.; Taylor, M.A. (2011) Pectin engineering to modify product quality in potato., Plant Biotechnology Journal, 9, 848-856.
Ross, H.A.; McDougall, G.J.; Vincent, J.F.V.; Stewart, D.; Verrall, S.R.; Taylor, M.A. (2010) Discerning intra-tuber differences in textural properties in cooked Solanum tuberosum group Tuberosum and group Phureja tubers., Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 90, 1527-1832.
Morris, W.L.; Shepherd, T.; Verrall, S.R.; McNicol, J.W.; Taylor, M.A. (2010) Relationships between volatile and non-volatile metabolites and attributes of processed potato flavour., Phytochemistry, 71, 1765-1773.
Stushnoff, C.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Hancock, R.D.; Hedley, P.E.; Holm, D.G.; McDougall, G.J.; McNicol, J.W.; Morris, J.; Morris, W.L.; Sungurtas, J.; Verrall, S.R.; Zuber, T.; Taylor, M.A. (2010) Flavonoid profiling and transcriptome analysis reveals new gene-metabolite correlations in tubers of Solanum tuberosum L., Journal of Experimental Botany, 61, 1225-1238.
Dobson, G.; Shepherd, T.; Verrall, S.R.; Griffiths, D.W.; Ramsay, G.; McNicol, J.W.; Davies, H.V.; Stewart, D. (2010) A metabolomics study of cultivated potato (Solanum tuberosum) groups, Andigena, Phureja, Stenotomum and Tuberosum using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry., Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 58, 1214-1223.
Dobson, G.; Shepherd, T.; Verrall, S.R.; Conner, S.; McNicol, J.W.; Ramsay, G.; Shepherd, L.V.T.; Davies, H.V.; Stewart, D. (2008) Phytochemical diversity in tubers of potato cultivars and landraces using a GC-MS metabolomics approach., Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 56, 10280-10291.
Stewart, D.; McDougall, G.J.; Sungurtas, J.; Verrall, S.R.; Graham, J.; Martinussen, I. (2007) Metabolomic approach to identifying bioactive compounds in berries: Advances toward fruit nutritional enhancement., Molecular Nutrition and Food Research, 51, 645-651.
Shepherd, T.; Dobson, G.; Verrall, S.R.; Conner, S.; Griffiths, D.W.; McNicol, J.W.; Davies, H.V.; Stewart, D. (2007) Potato metabolomics by GC-MS: what are the limiting factors?., Metabolomics, 3, 475-488.
Nuopponen, M.; Shepherd, T.; Birch, G.M.; Verrall, S.R.; Stewart, D. (2006) Hemicelluloses and pectins in 25 tropical hardwoods., Cellulose Chemistry and Technology, 40, 735-738.
Bruce, A.; Verrall, S.R.; Hackett, C.A.; Wheatley, R.E. (2004) Identification of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from bacteria and yeast causing growth inhibition of sapstain fungi., Holzforschung, 58, 193-198.
Bruce, A.; Stewart, D.D.; Verrall, S.R.; Wheatley, R.E. (2003) Effects of volatiles from bacteria and yeast on the growth and pigmentation of sapstain fungi., International Biodeterioration and Degradation, 51, 101-108.
Bell, K.S.; Roberts, J.; Verrall, S.R.; Cullen, D.W.; Williams, N.A.; Harrison, J.G.; Toth, I.K.; Cooke, D.E.L.; Duncan, J.M.; Claxton, J.R. (2000) Detection and quantification of Spongospora subterranea f.sp. subterranea in soils and on tubers using specific PCR primers., European Journal of Plant Pathology, 105, 905-915.

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Books / Book Chapters

Dobson, G.; Shepherd, T.; Marshall, R.; Verrall, S.R.; Conner, S.; Griffiths, D.W.; McNicol, J.W.; Stewart, D.; Davies, H.V. (2007) Application of metabolite and flavour volatile profiling to studies of biodiversity in Solanum species., In: Nikolau, B.L. & Wurtele, E.S. (eds.). Concepts in Plant Metabolomics. Springer, Dordrecht, 259-268. ISBN: 978-1-4020-5607-9
Shepherd, T.; Dobson, G.; Marshall, R.; Verrall, S.R.; Conner, S.; Griffiths, D.W.; Stewart, D.; Davies, H.V. (2007) Profiling of metabolites and volatile flavour compounds from Solanum species using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry., In: Nikolau, B.L. & Wurtele, E.S. (eds.). Concepts in Plant Metabolomics. Springer, Dordrecht, 208-219. ISBN: 978-1-4020-5607-9

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Reports

Ross, H.A.; Morris, W.L.; Ducreux, L.J.M.; Hancock, R.D.; Verrall, S.R.; Morris, J.A.; Stewart, D.; Hedley, P.E.; McDougall, G.J.; Taylor, M.A. (2011) The role of pectin methyl esterase in determining potato tuber textural quality., Annual Report of the Scottish Crop Research Institute for 2010, pp32-33.
McNicol, J.W.; Verrall, S.R.; Shepherd, T.; Dobson, G.; Griffiths, D.W.; Ramsay, G.; Davies, H.V.; Stewart, D. (2006) Statistical analysis of metabolomic data., Annual Report of the Scottish Crop Research Institute for 2006, pp54-55.

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Scientific posters/conferences

Attachment	Size
Using Hierarchical Clustering Of Metabolomic Data To Relate Clusters To Metabolite Pathways	1.35 MB
Can metabolomics identify unintended effects in transgenic potato tubers?	1.43 MB
Metabolite Peak Identification and Data Structure in a Multi-Site Large Scale Metabolomics Experiment	135.02 KB
Analysis of Metabolites from Solanum Species using Gas Chromatography-(Time-Of-Flight) Mass Spectrometry and Automated Data Analysis	269.89 KB
Use of Gas Chromatography-(Time-Of-Flight) Mass Spectrometry for Analysis of Metabolites from Solanum Species	264.52 KB
Metabolomics as a route to fruit flavour and functionality: Blackcurrant as a model study	383.87 KB
Understanding potato quality traits important to consumers	630.73 KB
Exploring variation in textural properties in blackcurrant germplasm	464.55 KB

Susan Verrall

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