metabolomics

Whilst genomics is concerned with the measurement of all the genes is a system and proteomics all the proteins, the science of metabolomics is concerned with the attempted measurement of all the metabolites in a given cell or system. Metabolites are extremely important as they represent the endpoints in biochemical pathways and contribute to the resultant phenotype. Measurement of these metabolites is a complex science requiring the use of many techniques and the integration of the subsequent data sets.