Guide to Metabolomics, 3rd Edition

This is the third edition of our Guide to Metabolomics, a comprehensive resource covering the biochemical foundations, analytical workflows, and biological applications of metabolomics across broad applications. This edition includes an expanded focus on alternative matrices and translational science, reflecting the growing role of metabolomics in bridging discovery research and clinical application.

Chapter guide

Multiomics approaches have become increasing prevalent in life science research, enabling comprehensive insights across the central dogma of biology. Research strategies that have combined genomics, transcriptomic, proteomic, metabolomic, and microbiome sequencing technologies have uncovered novel insights into disease mechanisms and enhanced our understanding of complex biological systems. In this guide we discuss each of these -omic technologies and provide examples that highlight the utility of these technologies in multiomics research. We also discuss the applications and challenges of multiomics research to provide you with a holistic understanding of the state of this work today.

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Download this comprehensive guide developed to teach you the ins and outs of one of the most powerful -omics tools in any scientist’s toolbox: metabolomics.

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Why Metabolon?

Once you see the full value of metabolomics, the only remaining question is: who does it best? While many laboratories have metabolite profiling or analytical chemistry capabilities, comprehensive metabolomics technologies are extremely rare.

Accurate, unbiased metabolite identification across the entire metabolome introduces signal-to-noise challenges that very few labs are equipped to handle. Also, translating massive quantities of data into actionable information is slow, if not impossible, for most because proper interpretation takes two things that are in short supply: experience and a comprehensive database.

Partner with Metabolon to access:

  • A library of 5,400+ known metabolites, 2,000 in human plasma, all referenced in the context of biochemical pathways. That’s 5x the metabolites of the closest competitor.
  • Unparalleled depth and breadth of experience analyzing and interpreting metabolomics data to find meaningful results
    • 10,000+ projects with hundreds of clients
    • 3,500+ publications covering 500 diseases, including numerous peer-reviewed journals such as Cell, Nature and Science
    • Nearly 40 PhDs in data science, molecular biology, and biochemistry

Using our robust platform and visualization tools, our experts are uniquely able to tell you more about your molecule and develop assay panels to help you zero in on the results you need.

Only Metabolon has all four core metabolomics capabilities:

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