Metabolite fingerprinting and footprinting

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-007243",
  "term": "Metabolite fingerprinting and footprinting",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "Metabolite fingerprinting involves the rapid, high-throughput analysis of a broad range of metabolites in a biological sample to obtain a characteristic metabolic signature. Metabolite footprinting, conversely, analyzes metabolites secreted or excreted by an organism into its surrounding environment. Both techniques aim to capture a snapshot of the metabolic state, often used for classification or comparison between different conditions.",
  "subject": "Analytical Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "fingerprinting",
    "footprinting"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2018, 90, 1121. 'Terminology of bioanalytical methods (IUPAC Recommendations 2018)' on page 1168 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2016-1120)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/metabolite-fingerprinting-and-footprinting/"
}