# Advances in the Study of Metabolomics and Metabolites in Some Species Interactions

## TL;DR

This review discusses how metabolomics helps understand interactions between species and identifies new biologically active compounds.

## Contribution

The paper provides a comprehensive overview of recent advances and challenges in interspecies metabolomics.

## Key findings

- Metabolomics is a key tool for studying species interactions and host-pathogen defense mechanisms.
- Recent progress includes identifying new metabolites with biological activities through precision instruments.
- The review highlights current methods and future directions in interspecies metabolomics.

## Abstract

In the natural environment, interactions between species are a common natural phenomena. The mechanisms of interaction between different species are mainly studied using genomic, transcriptomic, proteomic, and metabolomic techniques. Metabolomics is a crucial part of system biology and is based on precision instrument analysis. In the last decade, the emerging field of metabolomics has received extensive attention. Metabolomics not only provides a qualitative and quantitative method for studying the mechanisms of interactions between different species, but also helps clarify the mechanisms of defense between the host and pathogen, and to explore new metabolites with various biological activities. This review focuses on the methods and progress of interspecies metabolomics. Additionally, the prospects and challenges of interspecies metabolomics are discussed.