Volatile Organic Compound Analysis in Biomedical Diagnosis Applications

ISBN-13: 9781771887441 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 272 str.

Raquel Cumeras; Xavier Correig

Opis

Presents a thought-provoking state-of-the-art picture of how volatile compounds are used in metabolomics. It provides a thorough description of what are volatile organic compounds, why are they important in biomedicine, and what are the analytical platforms used. It also looks at multivariate analysis and databases needs.

Spis treści

Part 1: Volatiles And Detection Technologies  1. The Volatilome in Metabolomics  2. Basics of a Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry System  Part 2: Biomedical Diagnosis Applications  3. Analysis of Volatile Organic Compounds for Cancer Diagnosis  4. Artificial Olfactory Systems Can Detect Unique Odorant Signature of Cancerous Volatile Compounds  5. Bottom-Up Cell Culture Models to Elucidate Human In Vitro Biomarkers of Infection  6. Characterizing Outdoor Air Using Microbial Volatile Organic Compounds (MVOCs)  7. Breathomics and Its Application for Disease Diagnosis: A Review of Analytical Techniques and Approaches  Part 3: Computational Tools  8. The Need for External Validation for Metabolomics Predictive Models 9. Insight into KNApSAcK Metabolite Ecology Database: A Comprehensive Source of Species-VOC-Biological Activity Relationships