Metabolomics and its use in ecology

Jones, Oliver A.H.; Maguire, Mahon L.; Griffin, Julian L.; Dias, Daniel A.; Spurgeon, David J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3264-8760; Svendsen, Claus ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7281-647X. 2013 Metabolomics and its use in ecology. Austral Ecology, 38 (6). 713-720. https://doi.org/10.1111/aec.12019

Full text not available from this repository.

Abstract/Summary

Metabolomics may be defined as the analysis of thousands of naturally occurring small molecules (metabolites) such as sugars, organic acids, amino acids and nucleotides that are the products of cellular metabolism. As such, it is essentially the study of the complete biochemical phenotype (or metabotype) of any biofluid, cell, tissue or indeed organism, at both the qualitative and quantitative level. Metabolic profiles are context dependent, and will change in response to environmental circumstances. Therefore, while the technique has primarily been used in biomedical research to date, it is also applicable to ecological investigations and shows great promise in measuring the impact of factors such as climate change, disease, food restriction, infection and parasite load. In this review we detail the history and background of metabolomics and discuss examples of previous and potential future metabolic studies and applications in ecological science.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1111/aec.12019
Programmes:	CEH Topics & Objectives 2009 - 2012 > Biogeochemistry
UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas:	Acreman
ISSN:	1442-9985
Additional Keywords:	analytical chemistry, biology, ecotoxicology, metabolic profiling, metabonomics
NORA Subject Terms:	Ecology and Environment
Date made live:	17 Oct 2013 15:48 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/503548

Actions (login required)

View Item

Document Downloads

More statistics for this item...