{"id":311,"date":"2026-05-05T16:51:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T07:51:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.osaka-u.ac.jp\/pub\/sysmet\/?p=311"},"modified":"2026-05-05T16:51:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T07:51:19","slug":"metabolomics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.osaka-u.ac.jp\/pub\/sysmet\/en\/metabolomics\/","title":{"rendered":"Metabolomics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.osaka-u.ac.jp\/pub\/sysmet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/metabolomics-1024x844.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.osaka-u.ac.jp\/pub\/sysmet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/metabolomics-1024x844.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.med.osaka-u.ac.jp\/pub\/sysmet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/metabolomics-300x247.png 300w, https:\/\/www.med.osaka-u.ac.jp\/pub\/sysmet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/metabolomics-768x633.png 768w, https:\/\/www.med.osaka-u.ac.jp\/pub\/sysmet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/metabolomics.png 1422w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u3000The Human Genome Project, launched in 1990, led to the complete sequencing of the human genome in 2003. While this project estimated that humans have approximately 30,000 genes, it also revealed that there are numerous biological phenomena that cannot be explained by genomic information alone. Consequently, since 2003, the term \u201cpost-genomic era\u201d has been used to describe the transition to the next phase of research beyond genomics.<br>\u3000Genomic information is transcribed and then translated into proteins. The resulting enzyme proteins synthesize the metabolites necessary for life. The totality of these metabolites is called the \u201cmetabolome,\u201d and the technology and science of analyzing the metabolome is called \u201cmetabolomics.\u201d If the genome is the blueprint of an organism, then the metabolome\u2014which represents the totality of metabolic products\u2014is, so to speak, the result of the execution of genomic information. The profile of the quantitative balance of multiple metabolites within a living organism can be considered a high-resolution, quantitative phenotype that reflects genomic and environmental information. Currently, metabolomics is attracting attention as one of the leading research fields in the post-genomic era. The usefulness of metabolomics is being reported daily across a wide range of fields, including disease diagnosis, analysis of disease pathogenesis mechanisms, evaluation of drug efficacy and toxicity, metabolic analysis of various organisms such as plants, microorganisms, and animals, and quality assessment of foods and herbal medicines. Metabolomics is a promising technology expected to be actively utilized in various fields such as medicine, pharmaceuticals, food, and the environment, and is the focus of attention in each of these fields.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u3000The Human Genome Project, launched in 1990, led to the complete sequencing of the human genome in 2003. 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