The use of biomarkers as early warning systems in the evaluation of disease risk has
increased markedly in the last decade. Biomarkers are indicators of typical biological …

Background Metabolomics aims to identify the changes in endogenous metabolites of
biological systems in response to intrinsic and extrinsic factors. This is accomplished …

It is accepted that the medicinal use of complex mixtures of plant-derived bioactive
compounds is more effective than purified bioactive compounds due to beneficial …

Industrialization, population burst, and changing lifestyles have resulted in the genesis of
non-degradable pollutants languishing the environment and human health. Biological …

The study of biological systems in a holistic manner (systems biology) is increasingly being
viewed as a necessity to provide qualitative and quantitative descriptions of the emergent …

Mass spectrometry instruments measure the mass to charge ratio of ions, from which we
infer the molecular structures. They are key tools for investigating the incredibly diverse …

Metabolomics is the study of metabolism at the global level. This rapidly develo** new
discipline has important potential implications for pharmacologic science. The concept that …

Metabolomics is a truly interdisciplinary field of science, which combines analytical
chemistry, platform technology, mass spectrometry, and NMR spectroscopy with …

Sample preparation is one of the most important steps in metabolome analysis. The
challenges of determining microbial metabolome have been well discussed within the …

Metabolomics aims to quantify all metabolites within an organism, thereby providing
valuable insight into the metabolism of cells. To study intracellular metabolites, they are first …