metabolome

See also: métabolome

English

Etymology

From metabolism +‎ -ome.

Noun

metabolome (plural metabolomes)

1. (biochemistry, genetics) 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.
   • 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 19, page 5109:

     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.

Related terms

• metabolomics
• submetabolome

Translations

Translations

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 代謝組 / 代谢组 (dàixièzǔ)

• Italian: metaboloma (it)