Proteomics

Proteomics refers to the analysis of proteins defined by the DNA of a living being. This involves the study of their biological functions, metabolism and interactions. This is a broad scientific discipline that is gaining in importance in many areas of medical research. The focus of investigation is the proteome of a biological unit (cell of an organ or a whole organism). The proteome is defined as the totality of all proteins expressed by the biological unit. A distinction must be made between this and the research field of "genomics", which refers to the study of DNA and the entire human genome.