中药代谢组学研究进展

Advances of metabolomic research of traditional Chinese medicine

代谢组学是继基因组学和蛋白质组学之后发展起来的一个新的科学研究热点。由于其研究思想和中药作用的整体性相吻合,使得代谢组学成为了中药现代化研究的良好平台。本文通过综述近年相关的研究文献,讨论了中药代谢组学的定义、研究范畴、应用领域等热点问题,结合实际应用分析,探讨了中药代谢组学在中药现代化及国际化发展中的作用与意义。

Metabolomics is a newly developed research hot spots, with the hypothesis that is perfectly matched with the theory of traditional Chinese medicine （ TCM）. It has become a powerful tool to study TCM in a modem way. In this paper, the concept, research area and application of metabolomics in TCM are discussed. MOreover, the impact of intensive application of metabolomic approach to the modernization and internationalization of TCM is also explored.