metabolome
metabolome noun: the complete set of metabolites found in a biological sample; especially that found in a person's body under normal conditions, and when suffering from a disease.
Noun
metabolome (plural metabolomes)
- The complete set of metabolites found in a biological sample; especially that found in a person's body under normal conditions, and when suffering from a disease.
- In this study, we propose a means of studying metabolism, using the concept of the “metabolome”, or total complement of metabolites in a cell, to look at global shifts in cellular function under different growth conditions.1998 October, Helen Tweeddale, “Effect of Slow Growth on Metabolism of Escherichia coli, as Revealed by Global Metabolite Pool (“Metabolome”) Analysis”, in Journal of Bacteriology, volume 180, number...
Forms of metabolome
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Origin of metabolome
From metabolism + -ome.
Words formed from metabolome
Questions about metabolome
- What does metabolome mean?
- Metabolome means the complete set of metabolites found in a biological sample; especially that found in a person's body under normal conditions, and when suffering from a disease.
- What part of speech is metabolome?
- Metabolome is a noun.
- What is the plural of metabolome?
- The plural of metabolome is metabolomes.
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