Metabolomics, Genomics and Proteomics

Mass Spectrometry based Metabolomics

Metabolomics aims at the comprehensive and quantitative analysis of wide arrays of metabolites in biological samples. These numerous analytes have very diverse physico-chemical properties and occur at different abundance levels. A mass spectrometry is an analytical technique that measures the mass to charged particles (ions) from the chemical substances that are to be analyzed. The mass spectrometer then uses electric and magnetic fields to measure the mass of the charged particles. Mass spectrometry is used in many different fields and is applied to pure samples as well as complex mixtures.