Concentration Details

Metabolite
HMDB0001856 (Protocatechuic acid)
Biospecimen
Feces
Status
Detected and Quantified
Data source
Referenced
Concentration
0.973 (0.0130-6.0148) nmol/g wet feces
Age
Adult (>18 years old)
Sex
Both
Condition
Normal
Comments
Wet feces samples (n=74) were used in the study. Instrument: LC-MS. Technology specification: RP-UPLC-TQD-MS/MS, with use of authentic standards of phenolic compounds. The original concentration was reported as 0.15(0.002-0.927) ug/mL of wet feces, assuming 1mL= 1g feces.
References
    1. Gutierrez-Diaz I, Fernandez-Navarro T, Salazar N, Bartolome B, Moreno-Arribas MV, de Andres-Galiana EJ, Fernandez-Martinez JL, de Los Reyes-Gavilan CG, Gueimonde M, Gonzalez S: Adherence to a Mediterranean Diet Influences the Fecal Metabolic Profile of Microbial-Derived Phenolics in a Spanish Cohort of Middle-Age and Older People. J Agric Food Chem. 2017 Jan 25;65(3):586-595. doi: 10.1021/acs.jafc.6b04408. Epub 2017 Jan 11. [PubMed:28029051 ]