Definition of metabolomics
: the scientific study and analysis of the metabolites produced by a cell, tissue, or organism
- After genomics and proteomics … will come metabolomics, the ability to measure all the metabolites the body uses and generates, in real time.
- —Steve Chapple
- To analyse the tumour cells' metabolism, they used a technique called "metabolomics." This involves crushing live tumour cells and measuring the metabolites they contain using a mass spectrometer.
- —Michael Slezak
