Glossary
LC-MS
Hyphenated form of mass spectrometry, liquid chromatography (LC) coupled to mass spectrometric detection (MS)
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Metabolites are intermediates or products of enzymatic chemical transformations forming a network of metabolic pathways responsible for the degradation and biosynthesis of biomatter. Individual metabolite concentrations are tightly regulated by the body to maintain a dynamic equilibrium called homeostasis.
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The set of all metabolites.
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Metabolomics analyzes the thousands of metabolites compounds present in biological fluids to achieve a precise picture of the physiological state of a cell or an organism at a given time.
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