Solving Drug Discovery with Metabolomics and Metabonomics: New Aspects of the "Omic" Revolution

Abstract

This Report will analyze the biochemical nature of metabolomics, the technologies behind metabolomics, metabonomics related approaches, and the appropriate market potentials. This Report highlights new developments in chemical network (biochemical pathways) technology and the analytical tools developed to facilitate drug discovery. The Report provides market trends and evaluates metabolonomic pertaining to the pharmaceutical industry and the potential of being applied in the areas of drug discovery and development, and preventive screening/diagnostics. In addition, this Report indicates target compound analysis by discussing methods that measure the quantification of specific metabolites. Profiles of the major players in the metabolomics/metabonomics and systems biology field are also included.