Towards quantitative mass spectrometry-based metabolomics in microbial and mammalian systems

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Abstract

Metabolome analyses are a suite of analytical approaches that enable us to capture changes in the metabolome (small molecular weight components, typically less than 1500 Da) in biological systems. Mass spectrometry (MS) has been widely used for this purpose. The key challenge here is to be able to capture changes in a reproducible and reliant manner that is representative of the events that take place in vivo. Typically, the analysis is carried out in vitro, by isolating the system and extracting the metabolome. MS-based approaches enable us to capture metabolomic changes with high sensitivity and resolution. When developing the technique for different biological systems, there are similarities in challenges and differences that are specific to the system under investigation. Here, we review some of the challenges in capturing quantitative changes in the metabolome with MS based approaches, primarily in microbial and mammalian systems.

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Kapoore, R. V., & Vaidyanathan, S. (2016, October 28). Towards quantitative mass spectrometry-based metabolomics in microbial and mammalian systems. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences. Royal Society of London. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2015.0363

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