Metabolomics is the systematic study of chemical process that involve metabolites which are the byproducts of metabolism in organisms. Typically, a metabolite is a small molecule. There are primary metabolites which are involved in growth, reproduction and development. There are also secondary metabolites that, while not involved directly in the processes primary metabolites participate in, but do possess an important ecological function. Examples of secondary metabolites are antibiotics and pigments. Metabolomics is an important process in understanding how the cell works because it can provide consistent information on the physiology of a cell. Physiology is how something works. So, the [...]