Mass Spectrometry Imaging in Archaeobotany: An Illustration Through Analytical Characterisation of Sesame Lignans

doi:10.1002/rcm.10084

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	Mass Spectrometry Imaging in Archaeobotany: An Illustration Through Analytical Characterisation of Sesame Lignans
	Li, Huanxi 1,2; Han, Bin 2; Jiang, Hongen 2; Wang, Bo 3; Chen, Mengxuan 4; Ning, Mianbo 4; Yang, Yimin 2
	2025-09-30
发表期刊	RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY
ISSN	0951-4198
卷号	39 期号:18 页码:12
通讯作者	Han, Bin(bin.han@ucas.ac.cn)
摘要	RationaleMorphological analysis has been frequently applied in archaeobotany. Recently, increasing studies have been conducted on the identification of biomarkers in archaeobotanical materials, which are rarely attached to morphological analysis. To improve the interpretability of biomarker analysis, the localisation of characteristic biomarkers in ancient samples is needed.MethodsWe analysed characteristic lignans in ancient/modern sesame seeds via matrix-assisted laser desorption ionisation quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry imaging (MSI), testifying the potential of MSI in a detailed discussion of ancient plant use practices.ResultsThe MSI distributions of sesamin and sesamolin shared similar traits in modern and ancient sesame seeds while their MSI signals were inhibited by lipidic substances in in situ MSI tests. Besides targeted biomarker characterisation, nontargeted MSI analysis showed potential to reveal plant material treatment process.ConclusionsBotanical biomarker distribution traits were studied for the first time in archaeobotany. The MSI created a visualised colour plot with localised compound distributions, in which archaeologists can visually aid their study of plant use in antiquity. This, in some cases, provides key information for understanding the livelihoods of ancient people.
关键词	archaeobotany MALDI-MSI pyrolysis sesame lignans the Astana Cemetery
DOI	10.1002/rcm.10084
关键词[WOS]	PLANT USE ; OIL ; OPTIMIZATION ; AGRICULTURE ; CULTIVATION ; ARCHAEOLOGY ; CHALLENGES ; XINJIANG ; POLLEN ; TIME
收录类别	SCI
语种	英语
资助项目	Beijing Social Science Foundation Young Academic Leader Project ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[42202211] ; Scientific and Technological Research Projects on Cultural Heritage[2023ZCK008] ; [24DTR077]
项目资助者	Beijing Social Science Foundation Young Academic Leader Project ; National Natural Science Foundation of China ; Scientific and Technological Research Projects on Cultural Heritage
WOS研究方向	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology ; Chemistry ; Spectroscopy
WOS类目	Biochemical Research Methods ; Chemistry, Analytical ; Spectroscopy
WOS记录号	WOS:001507227200001
出版者	WILEY
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文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.205/handle/311034/24622
专题	中国科学院古脊椎动物与古人类研究所
通讯作者	Han, Bin
作者单位	1.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Vertebrate Paleontol & Paleoanthropol, Key Lab Vertebrate Evolut & Human Origins, Beijing, Peoples R China 2.Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Sch Humanities, Dept Archaeol & Anthropol, Beijing, Peoples R China 3.Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Reg Museum, Urumqi, Peoples R China 4.Shimadzu China Co Ltd, Analyt Applicat Ctr, Shanghai, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Li, Huanxi,Han, Bin,Jiang, Hongen,et al. Mass Spectrometry Imaging in Archaeobotany: An Illustration Through Analytical Characterisation of Sesame Lignans[J]. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY,2025,39(18):12.
APA	Li, Huanxi.,Han, Bin.,Jiang, Hongen.,Wang, Bo.,Chen, Mengxuan.,...&Yang, Yimin.(2025).Mass Spectrometry Imaging in Archaeobotany: An Illustration Through Analytical Characterisation of Sesame Lignans.RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY,39(18),12.
MLA	Li, Huanxi,et al."Mass Spectrometry Imaging in Archaeobotany: An Illustration Through Analytical Characterisation of Sesame Lignans".RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY 39.18(2025):12.