Unique pattern characterizing the metabolism in a given living phase that does not attempt to identify or quantify all the metabolites.
See: fingerprinting, footprinting
Source:
PAC, 2018, 90, 1121. 'Terminology of bioanalytical methods (IUPAC Recommendations 2018)' on page 1168 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2016-1120)