- Metabolite
- HMDB0032914 (2-Furancarboxaldehyde)
- Biospecimen
- Feces
- Status
- Detected but not Quantified
- Data source
- Referenced
- Concentration
- Not Quantified
- Age
- Adult (>18 years old)
- Sex
- Both
- Condition
- Intestinal infections
Comments
This is a volatile organic compound. Wet feces samples (n=38) were used in the study. p < 0.0007, high in Clostridium difficile infection. Instrument: GC-MS. Technology specification: car/PDMS SPME fiber. ~0.75g raw feces in 10mL vial.
References
- Probert CS, Jones PR, Ratcliffe NM: A novel method for rapidly diagnosing the causes of diarrhoea. Gut. 2004 Jan;53(1):58-61. [PubMed:14684577 ]