Concentration Details

Metabolite
HMDB0000237 (Propionic acid)
Biospecimen
Feces
Status
Detected and Quantified
Data source
Referenced
Concentration
0.00108 (0-0.00409) nmol/g wet feces
Age
Not Specified
Sex
Not Specified
Condition
Irritable bowel syndrome
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 ]