Definition of "lipidomics" [lipidomics]

• The study of the lipidome of an organism or cell (noun)

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• "The scientists used a large scale profiling approach ( "lipidomics") to compare many different fatty acids in the brains of normal mice with those in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease that develops memory deficits and many pathological alterations seen in the human condition."
• "About 1,000 bioactive members of the lipidome are believed to exist, but the number could be considerably larger as the study of lipidomics continues to expand."
• ""We believe this application will provide a very convenient interactive source of information on lipid structure, classification and properties, and hopefully will serve as a useful reference and educational tool for the lipidomics community.""