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Emerging Applications of Metabolomics in Fermented Food

edited by

Eiichiro Fukusaki

, Akira Oikawa,

Yasuyo Sekiyama

and Kazuhiro Iwashita

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8808 | Submission Open

Keywords: food metabolomics; fermented food; fermentation; fermentation microorganisms; flavor; food secondary function; sensory evaluation; health-promoting function; food ternary function; nutrition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Metabolomics)

Insights into the Metabolic Absorption of Bioactive Peptides Derived from Food Sources

edited by

Boqun Liu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7485 | Submission Open

Keywords: peptide; absorption; metabolism; structure– function relationships; metabolic pathways

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutrition and Metabolism)

Advances in Food Metabolomics for Functional Food Development and Analysis

edited by

Amanda J. Lloyd

and

MJ Pilar Martinez-Martin

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5381 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural food fortification; functional foods; bioactive compounds; nutraceuticals; food biofortification; food analysis; nutritional enhancement; food testing; metabolomics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Metabolomics)

Novel Approaches for Metabolomics in Drugs and Biomarkers Discovery: 2nd Edition

edited by

Cecília R.C. Calado

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5049 | Submission Open

Keywords: metabolomics; drugs discovery; biomarkers discovery; diagnostic; prognosis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advances in Metabolomics)

Phytochemicals and Pharmacological Significance of Plant Secondary Metabolites in Medicine

edited by

Katarzyna Jakimiuk

and Arkadiusz Surażyński

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4706 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural plant products; biological and pharmacological activity; isolation; disease prevention and treatment; natural plant drug discovery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Metabolism)

Bioactive Metabolites from Plants

edited by

Luis Francisco Salomé-Abarca

and

Dejan Godjevac

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4047 | Submission Open

Keywords: metabolites; bioactivity; identification; quantification; metabolomics; nutraceuticals; antibiosis; antixenosis; medicinal

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Metabolism)

Lipid Biomarkers and Cardiometabolic Diseases—2nd Edition

edited by

Hyun Suk Yang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3575 | Submission Open

Keywords: lipid profiles; lipid metabolism; cholesterol; dietary fat; cardiovascular diseases; metabolic diseases

(This special issue belongs to the Section Lipid Metabolism)

Metabolomics Studies in Ruminant Models: Unraveling Nutritional Physiology and Health

edited by

Jože Starič

and

Marko R. Cincovic

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3456 | Submission Open

Keywords: feed supplements; metabolic profiles; metabolic biomarkers; metabolic stress; metabolomics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advances in Metabolomics)

Advances in Murine Models for Metabolic Diseases: Insights into Diabetes, Obesity, and Cardiovascular Conditions

edited by

Samuel Treviño

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2935 | Submission Open

Keywords: murine models; metabolic diseases; molecular mechanisms; biochemical pathways; pharmacological strategies; interactome; comorbidities; metabolic phenotypes; novel techniques

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutrition and Metabolism)

Effects of Stress on Animal Metabolism

edited by

Krystyna Pierzchala-Koziec

and Colin Scanes

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2840 | Submission Open

Keywords: stressors; ACTH; glucocorticoids; mineralocorticoids; opioids; glycemia; growth; development; lactation; pregnancy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Metabolism)

Advances in Metabolomics for Precision Medicine: From Biomarker Discovery to Clinical Applications

edited by Adam D. Kennedy and Greg Michelotti

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2695 | Submission Open

Keywords: metabolomics; precision medicine; clinical disease; biomarkers; therapeutics; clinical metabolomics; nutrition; functional medicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Endocrinology and Clinical Metabolic Research)

New Trends in Drug Pharmacokinetics and Metabolism Research

edited by

Rongjin Sun

and Steven C. Laizure

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 2154 | Submission Open

Keywords: local bioavailable drug; drug– herb interactions; machine learning; advanced modeling techniques; gut microbiome; in vitro to in vivo extrapolation; monoclonal antibodies; peptides; oligonucleotides

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology and Drug Metabolism)

Bioactive Plant Extracts: Phytochemical Characterization, Isolation and Biological Evaluation

edited by

Sergio Ortiz

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1619 | Submission Open

Keywords: extraction; metabolomics; phytochemical dereplication; isolation of plant metabolites; biological evaluation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Metabolism)

Synthetic Biology Approaches for Expanding the Metabolic Capabilities of E. coli

edited by

Angelo Bañares

and Kei Anne Baritugo

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1354 | Submission Open

Keywords: synthetic biology; Escherichia coli (E. coli); metabolic engineering; genome editing (crispr-cas9); novel metabolic pathways; high-value chemicals; biofuels; bioremediation; environmental sensing; microbial cell factory

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiology and Ecological Metabolomics)

Metabolomics in Food Science and Nutrition Using GC-MS

edited by

Ryota Mabuchi

Genya Okada

and

Yonghuan Yun

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1052 | Submission Open

Keywords: GC-MS; metabolome analysis; metabolic profiling; foodomics; nutritional metabolomics; dietary bi-omarkers; food quality; primary metabolites; lipidomics; odor and/or aroma components

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Metabolomics)

Integration of Proteomics and Metabolomics: A Comprehensive Approach to Omics Research

edited by

Marcel Kwiatkowski

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 441 | Submission Open

Keywords: metabolomics; proteomics; metabolic flux analysis; PTMs; cross-omics; data integration; systems biology; computational modelling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advances in Metabolomics)

Nutrition and Metabolic Changes in Aging and Age-Related Diseases: 2nd Edition

edited by Qi Zhang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 427 | Submission Open

Keywords: senescence; metabolism; nutrient homeostasis; aging; SASP (senescence-associated secretory phenotype)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutrition and Metabolism)

Insulin Clearance and Metabolic Dysregulation in Health and Disease

edited by

Morvarid Kabir

and Richard N. Bergman

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 341 | Submission Open

Keywords: insulin clearance; insulin resistance; type 2 diabetes; obesity; hyperinsulinemia; metabolic dysfunction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Endocrinology and Clinical Metabolic Research)

Toxicometabolomics for Metabotyping and Novel Mechanisms

edited by

Chi Chen

and

Qingqing Mao

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 340 | Submission Open

Keywords: toxicometabolomics; metabolite markers; xenobiotic metabolism; endogenous metabolism; microbial metabolism; metabolic activation; metabolic detoxification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology and Drug Metabolism)

Drug Metabolism, Interactions and Toxicity: Advances in Metabolomics Approaches

edited by

Pengcheng Wang

and Rheem A. Totah

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 241 | Submission Open

Keywords: metabolomics; drug/xenobiotic metabolism; drug– drug interactions; drug– endobiotic interactions; drug toxicity; biomarkers; ADME; 3D in vitro model

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology and Drug Metabolism)

Pharmacodynamics and Innovative Therapeutic Strategies for Metabolic Disorders

edited by

Josué V. Espinosa-Juárez

Osmar Antonio Jaramillo-Morales

and

Victor Gault

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 192 | Submission Open

Keywords: pharmacology; experimental therapeutics; metabolic diseases; drug development; therapeutic innovations; metabolic pathways; pharmacodynamics; disease management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology and Drug Metabolism)

Metabolic Syndrome in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

edited by Sebastiao Freitas De Medeiros and

Alice S. Ryan

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 190 | Submission Open

Keywords: cardiovascular disease; dyslipidemia; hyperandrogenism; hyperinsulinemia; hypertension; metabolic syndrome; polycystic ovary syndrome; visceral obesity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Endocrinology and Clinical Metabolic Research)

Advances in Cancer Metabolism

edited by Haowen Jiang,

Man Zhao

and

Duo Zhang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 161 | Submission Open

Keywords: cancer metabolism; metabolic plasticity; tumor microenvironment; immunometabolism; mitochondrial metabolism; oncometabolites; metabolic– epigenetic crosstalk; single-cell metabolomics; spatial metabolomics; metabolic flux analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Endocrinology and Clinical Metabolic Research)

Exploring Metabolomic Signatures and the Metabolic Impact of Thyroid Dysfunction

edited by Janine Wirth

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 157 | Submission Open

Keywords: thyroid function; hypothyroidism; hyperthyroidism; Hashimoto; metabolic health; metabolomics; inflammation; autoimmune

(This special issue belongs to the Section Endocrinology and Clinical Metabolic Research)

Metabolomics in Human Diseases and Health: 2nd Edition

edited by

Dimitris Kounatidis

and

Iordanis Mourouzis

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 129 | Submission Open

Keywords: metabolomics; NAFLD; biomarkers; obesity; mass spectrometry; NMR spectroscopy; diabetes mellitus; cancer; cardiovascular diseases; neurodegenerative diseases

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advances in Metabolomics)

Metabolomic Technology in Quality and Safety of Agricultural Products and Foods, 2nd Edition

edited by

Yasuhiro Date

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 121 | Submission Open

Keywords: metabolomics; metabolic profiling; metabolic fingerprinting; foodomics; nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy; mass spectrometry; multivariate analysis; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Metabolomics)

Applications of Mass Spectrometry in Elucidating Human Drug Metabolism: From the Preclinical Phase to Real-World Studies

edited by

Frank Klont

submission deadline 1 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1585 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug metabolism; liquid chromatography; mass balance studies; mass spectrometry; metabolite profiling; metabolomics; personalized medicine; pharmacogenetics; pharmacometabolomics; pharmacy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacology and Drug Metabolism)

Metabolomics in Infectious Diseases

edited by

María Ángeles Jiménez Sousa

and

Rubén Martín-Escolano

submission deadline 1 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 192 | Submission Open

Keywords: metabolomics; infectious diseases; pathogenesis; prognosis; biomarkers; host– pathogen interaction; therapeutic targets; diagnosis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Endocrinology and Clinical Metabolic Research)

Research on Metabolic Biomarkers in Different Diseases

edited by Xiaohui Liu

submission deadline 16 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 86 | Submission Open

Keywords: metabolomics; biomarkers; diseases; methodology; bioinformatics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Endocrinology and Clinical Metabolic Research)

The Role of Gene–Environment Interactions in Metabolic Dysregulation in Osteochondral Disease Pathogenesis

edited by Xi Wang and

Lei Yang

submission deadline 16 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 72 | Submission Open

Keywords: metabolic pathology; osteochondral diseases; gene– environment interactions; environmental exposures; metabolic dysregulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Metabolomics)

Bioactive Metabolites from Natural Sources (2nd Edition)

edited by

Miroslava Zhiponova

and Zhenya P. Yordanova

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 14470 | Submission Open

Keywords: primary metabolites; secondary metabolites; nature-based synthetic molecules; molecular mechanisms; models; evolution; food; agriculture; health; in vitro biological activities; in vivo biological activities

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Metabolism)

Obesity and Metabolic Dysfunction: Disease Development and Breaking the Cycle

edited by Paulo Cezar de Freitas Mathias, Lucas Paulo Jacinto Saavedra and

Rodrigo Mello Gomes

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 11297 | Submission Open

Keywords: obesity; diabetes; DOHaD; metabolic programming; treatment; intervention; cardiovascular disease; metabolic syndrome

(This special issue belongs to the Section Endocrinology and Clinical Metabolic Research)

Nutrition, Metabolism and Physiology in Aquatic Animals

edited by

Renlei Ji

and Xueshan Li

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8623 | Submission Open

Keywords: nutrition; metabolism; physiology; metabolism; aquaculture; metabolome; nutrients; hazardous materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutrition and Metabolism)

Advances in Metabolomics and Multi-Omics Integration

edited by

Kurt K. Zhang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8608 | Submission Open

Keywords: metabolomics; cellular metabolism; multi-omics; metabolites; molecular interaction; cell– cell cross-talk

(This special issue belongs to the Section Integrative Metabolomics)

The Molecular Cargo of Extracellular Vesicles: A Key to Understanding Their Biological Role

edited by

Elisabetta Chiaradia

and

Sandra Buratta

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3397 | Submission Open

Keywords: extracellular vesicles (EVs); intercellular communication; molecular cargo; proteins in EVs; lipids in EVs; metabolites in EVs; nucleic acids in EVs; horizontal gene transfer; bioactive molecules in EVs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cell Metabolism)

Mass Spectrometry-Based Technology for Metabolic Profiling

edited by Gregory Hamm,

Laura Cole

and Lin Wang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2615 | Submission Open

Keywords: metabolomics; lipidomic; high-resolution mass spectrometry; untargeted and targeted; data processing; pathway mapping; fluxomic

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metabolomic Profiling Technology)

Metabolomics Insights into Environmental Pollution: Unraveling Metabolic Responses to Contaminants

edited by

Dechun Chen

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2304 | Submission Open

Keywords: metabolomics; environmental contaminants; biomarkers; toxicity mechanisms; metabolic alterations; ecological health; human health; cellular metabolism; organismal metabolism; pollution mitigation strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Metabolomics)

Climate Change-Related Stresses and Plant Metabolism

edited by

Eva Collakova

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2232 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant physiology and metabolism; climate change-related stresses; multi-omics approaches; plant stress phenotyping; crop improvement

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Metabolism)

The Impact of Environmental Contaminants on Neurodevelopment and Human Metabolism

edited by

Cláudia Sirlene Oliveira

and Izonete Cristina Guiloski

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2149 | Submission Open

Keywords: pesticides; metals; mercury; methylmercury; developing organism; oxidative stress

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Metabolomics)

New Insights into Microalgae Metabolism

edited by Wei Ding and

Yongteng Zhao

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1420 | Submission Open

Keywords: microalgae metabolism; carbon fixation; lipids; high-value compounds; synthetic biology; stress responses

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Metabolomics)

Machine Learning Applications in Metabolomics Analysis: 2nd Edition

edited by

Leonardo Franco

and

Martin Grootveld

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1249 | Submission Open

Keywords: metabolites; biofluids; artificial intelligence; metabolomics; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioinformatics and Data Analysis)

Metabolic Signatures in Human Health and Disease

edited by Samantha Lodge

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1202 | Submission Open

Keywords: inflammation; disease biomarkers; metabolomic health; healthy ageing; obesity; chronic disease; metabolic phenotyping

(This special issue belongs to the Section Integrative Metabolomics)

Nutritional Intervention and Metabolic Health: Multi-Omics Insights

edited by

Qingqing Mao

Yuyin Zhou

and

Hongming Su

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 914 | Submission Open

Keywords: nutrition metabolism; metabolomics; metabolic diseases; lipidomics; proteomics; diet and nutrition; nutritional intervention; diet pattern

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutrition and Metabolism)

Integration of Emerging Technologies in Metabolite Analysis, 2nd Edition

edited by Kumari Ubhayasekera

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 745 | Submission Open

Keywords: liquid chromatography; mass spectrometry; NMR; metabolomics; smaller molecules; supercritical chromatography; gas chromatography

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metabolomic Profiling Technology)

Animal Nutritional Metabolism and Toxicosis Disease, 2nd Edition

edited by

Meng-yao Guo

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 645 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-fat food; mammals; fish; metabolic blocks; toxosis; treatment of disease

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Metabolism)

Selected Papers from the 4th International Electronic Conference on Metabolomics

edited by

Chi Chen

and

Reza M. Salek

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 536 | Submission Open

Keywords: clinical metabolomics; metabolomic technology; data analysis; nutrition; drug discovery; microbial metabolites

Endocrine Disruptors, Nutritional Modulators and Metabolic Pathways in PCOS: From Exposure to Intervention

edited by

Ulisses Moreno Celis

Teresa García Gasca

and Adriana Aguilar Galarza

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 338 | Submission Open

Keywords: polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS); endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs); nutritional epigenetics; metabolic dysfunction; environmental exposure; nutraceuticals; insulin resistance; hormonal imbalance; personalized nutrition; reproductive health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Endocrinology and Clinical Metabolic Research)

Stable Isotope Labeling and Its Applications in Metabolomics

edited by

Xian Luo

and Chao Wu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 273 | Submission Open

Keywords: metabolomics profiling; LC-MS; lipidomics; isotope labeling; metabolic flux

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metabolomic Profiling Technology)

Advanced Metabolic Profiling via Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry and Liquid Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry: 2nd Edition

edited by

Ana Margarida Araújo

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 129 | Submission Open

Keywords: chromatographic methods; mass spectrometry techniques; metabolic profiling; methodological ad-vancements; biomarker discovery; environmental monitoring; food safety and quality; clinical diagnosis; drug development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advances in Metabolomics)

Nutritional Metabolism in Obesity: The Role of Support and Health Communication

edited by

Anna Bartosiewicz

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 112 | Submission Open

Keywords: obesity; nutritional metabolism; health communication; social support; weight stigma; person-centered care; dietary behavior; psychosocial factors; public health messaging; behavior change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Endocrinology and Clinical Metabolic Research)

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