Concentration Details

Metabolite
HMDB0000237 (Propionic acid)
Biospecimen
Feces
Status
Detected and Quantified
Data source
Referenced
Concentration
0.000432 (0-0.00477) nmol/g wet feces
Age
Not Specified
Sex
Not Specified
Condition
Ulcerative colitis
Comments
VOC concetration as Median (Lower Quartile, Upper Quartile). The original unit of the concentration was reported as ng/L. The concentration has been converted to nmol/g using the assumption that 1 mL = 1 g of feces.
References
    1. Walton C, Fowler DP, Turner C, Jia W, Whitehead RN, Griffiths L, Dawson C, Waring RH, Ramsden DB, Cole JA, Cauchi M, Bessant C, Hunter JO: Analysis of volatile organic compounds of bacterial origin in chronic gastrointestinal diseases. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2013 Sep;19(10):2069-78. doi: 10.1097/MIB.0b013e31829a91f6. [PubMed:23867873 ]