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Functional Metabolomics Reveals Novel Active Products in the DHA Metabolome
In this review, researchers from Harvard Medical School provide an update and overview of functional metabolomics that identified a new bioactive metabolome of docosahexaenoic acid.

Lipidomics of Intact Mitochondria by MALDI-TOF/MS
Researchers from University of Bari Aldo Moro describe a simple and fast method of lipid analyses of isolated intact mitochondria by means of MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry.

Warwick Researchers Solve 40-year-old Fourier Transform Mass Spectrometry Phasing Problem
Scientists at the University of Warwick have developed a computation which simultaneously doubles the resolution, sensitivity and mass accuracy of Fourier Transform Mass Spectrometry at no extra cost.

A Toxic Menu
Marine worm feeds on carbon monoxide and hydrogen sulphide with the help of symbiotic bacteria.

1H NMR Metabolomics Analysis of Glioblastoma Subtypes
In this study, researchers from the National Research Council, Canada investigate the correlation between the metabolomics and gene expression characteristics of glioblastoma multiformes.

Flexibility of a Eukaryotic Lipidome - Insights from Yeast Lipidomics
In this article, researchers from Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics investigate the influence of a variety of commonly used growth conditions on the yeast lipidome.

Development of Quantitative Metabolomics for Pichia Pastoris
Five different procedures based on cold methanol quenching and cell separation by filtration were tested regarding methanol content and temperature of the quenching solution as key parameters.

Bioinformatics Tools for Mass Spectroscopy-Based Metabolomic Data Processing and Analysis
This paper provides an overview of the data processing tools available, offering a review of the collection of recent reports on the topic.

Detailed Mitochondrial Phenotyping by High Resolution Metabolomics
In this study, researchers from Emory University, have used “top-down” metabolic profiling to determine the spectrum of metabolites present in liver mitochondria.

Microbial Metabolomics
This review focuses on metabolomics in microorganisms and utilizes selected topics to illustrate its impact on the understanding of systems microbiology.