- Metabolite
- HMDB0000039 (Butyric acid)
- Biospecimen
- Feces
- Status
- Detected but not Quantified
- Data source
- Referenced
- Concentration
- Not Quantified
- Age
- Adult (>18 years old)
- Sex
- Both
- Condition
- Normal
Comments
GC-MS type TOF coupled on-line to a purge-and-trap system. Use fecal sample collected on the first day after the synbiotic (SYN) intervention. This is a volatile organic compound.
References
- De Preter V, Ghebretinsae AH, Abrahantes JC, Windey K, Rutgeerts P, Verbeke K: Impact of the synbiotic combination of Lactobacillus casei shirota and oligofructose-enriched inulin on the fecal volatile metabolite profile in healthy subjects. Mol Nutr Food Res. 2011 May;55(5):714-22. doi: 10.1002/mnfr.201000442. Epub 2011 Jan 31. [PubMed:21280206 ]