Understanding MetaboLights: A Gateway to Metabolomics Research
MetaboLights serves as the European cornerstone for metabolomics data sharing and analysis, offering researchers a robust platform for depositing, sharing, and analyzing metabolomics data.
Core Components
- Data Repository Content Types:
- Raw spectral data
- Processed results
- Metabolite assignments
- Experimental metadata
- Study protocols
- Biological context
- Study Types Coverage:
- NMR spectroscopy
- Mass spectrometry
- Chemical profiles
- Pathway analysis
- Biomarker studies
- Time-series experiments
Key Features
- Data Submission Submission Tools:
- Online submission
- Metadata validation
- Protocol documentation
- Quality checking
- DOI assignment
- Version control
- Data Analysis Analysis Capabilities:
- Spectral processing
- Metabolite identification
- Statistical analysis
- Pathway mapping
- Data visualization
- Cross-study comparison
Research Applications
- Primary Research Applications:
- Biomarker discovery
- Pathway analysis
- Disease studies
- Drug metabolism
- Environmental studies
- Nutrition research
- Meta-Analysis Capabilities:
- Cross-study comparison
- Method validation
- Pattern discovery
- Biomarker validation
- Protocol optimization