Concentration Details

Metabolite
HMDB0034172 (Methyl 2-hydroxybenzoate)
Biospecimen
Feces
Status
Detected and Quantified
Data source
Referenced
Concentration
142.406 nmol/g wet feces
Age
Adult (>18 years old)
Sex
Not Specified
Condition
Normal
Comments
This is a volatile organic compound. Wet feces samples (n=51) were used in the study. Instrument: GC-MS. Technology specification: car/PDMS SPME fiber. The original concentration was reported as 0.065 ppm of wet feces.
References
    1. De Filippis F, Pellegrini N, Vannini L, Jeffery IB, La Storia A, Laghi L, Serrazanetti DI, Di Cagno R, Ferrocino I, Lazzi C, Turroni S, Cocolin L, Brigidi P, Neviani E, Gobbetti M, O'Toole PW, Ercolini D: High-level adherence to a Mediterranean diet beneficially impacts the gut microbiota and associated metabolome. Gut. 2016 Nov;65(11):1812-1821. doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2015-309957. Epub 2015 Sep 28. [PubMed:26416813 ]