Main description:

Nutrimetabonomics offers insight into the effects of diet and nutrition on humans by measuring and mathematically modelling changes in the levels of products of metabolism found in human fluids and tissues. This book uniquely covers the whole process, from experiment design to data analysis and interpretation with consideration of collection samples and screening. Written by world experts in the field, it will appeal to those looking to gain an understanding of the technique and its practical aspects, from food scientists to biochemists.

Contents:

Introduction: From Metabonomics to Nutrimetabonomics; Designing Experiments for Informative Nutrimetabonomics Studies; Collecting Samples: Important Considerations; Acquiring Metabolic Profiles by NMR for Fast Screening; Acquiring Metabolic Profiles by Mass Spectrometry for In Depth Metabolic Coverage; Untargeted Metabolic Profiling by Mass Spectrometry; Processing and Analysing Data; Interpreting Results: Important Considerations for Meaningful Studies; Integration with other 'Omics' with a Focus on Metagenomics