Concentration Details

Metabolite
HMDB0000892 (Valeric acid)
Biospecimen
Feces
Status
Detected but not Quantified
Data source
Referenced
Concentration
Not Quantified
Age
Adult (>18 years old)
Sex
Both
Condition
Normal
Comments
Purge and trap GC-TOF-MS on fecal samples. This is a volatile organic compound.
References
    1. De Preter V, Van Staeyen G, Esser D, Rutgeerts P, Verbeke K: Development of a screening method to determine the pattern of fermentation metabolites in faecal samples using on-line purge-and-trap gas chromatographic-mass spectrometric analysis. J Chromatogr A. 2009 Feb 27;1216(9):1476-83. doi: 10.1016/j.chroma.2008.12.095. Epub 2009 Jan 8. [PubMed:19167006 ]