Communications Chemistry (Aug 2021)

Metabolite medicine offers a path beyond lists of metabolites

  • Shira Shaham-Niv,
  • Sigal Rencus-Lazar,
  • Ehud Gazit

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42004-021-00551-w
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 4, no. 1
pp. 1 – 5

Abstract

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Aimed to decipher the levels of metabolites, metabolomics can now advance to unraveling their functionalities in various contexts. Here, the authors present the metabolite medicine concept, integrating classical metabolomics methods with advanced computational and structural tools to facilitate functional studies.