Summary of Commonly Used Databases for Metabolomics Study
The rapid development of metabolomics, especially the advances in analytical techniques, increased sample size, diversification of sample types, and the combined use of multiple detection platforms have dramatically increased the number and complexity of metabolome data. The development of metabolomics databases has important implications for summarizing these big data, increasing data usage, conducting deep analysis, and revealing the biological mechanisms behind big data. Currently, the databases involved in metabolomics research can be roughly divided into two levels , the original database that stores the raw test data and the metabolite library that stores information about metabolites and metabolic pathways. The earliest and relatively mature is the metabolite library. The early metabolite librar ies are primarily basic information for storing various metabolites, including profiles of metabolites, chemical formulas, molecular weights , chemical classifications, chemical