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Identification of bioactive metabolites using activity metabolomics

Journal Article · · Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology
The metabolome, the collection of small-molecule chemical entities involved in metabolism, has traditionally been studied with the aim of identifying biomarkers in the diagnosis and prediction of disease. However, the value of metabolome analysis (metabolomics) has been redefined from a simple biomarker identification tool to a technology for the discovery of active drivers of biological processes. It is now clear that the metabolome affects cellular physiology through modulation of other ‘omics’ levels, including the genome, epigenome, transcriptome and proteome. In this Review, we focus on recent progress in using metabolomics to understand how the metabolome influences other omics and, by extension, to reveal the active role of metabolites in physiology and disease. Furthermore, this concept of utilizing metabolomics to perform activity screens to identify biologically active metabolites — which we term activity metabolomics — is already having a broad impact on biology.
Research Organization:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
US National Institutes of Health; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER). Biological Systems Science (BSS)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-05CH11231
OSTI ID:
2483283
Journal Information:
Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, Journal Name: Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology Journal Issue: 6 Vol. 20; ISSN 1471-0072
Publisher:
Nature PortfolioCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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