Metabolomics captures the cellular chemistry and thereby the ultimate realization of numerous genetic, transcriptional, and enzymatic events. The mechanistic interpretation of small molecules as substrates, intermediates, or products of biochemical action is necessary to place metabolites into the correct physiological context of a system. Therefore, the tight connection between omics technologies and systems biology is vital.
Keywords: Biomarker; Fingerprinting; Fluxomics; Genomics; Integrative; Metabolomics; Model; Multiplex; Networks; Omics; Personalized medicine; Profiling; Proteomics; Systems; Transcriptomics.