- Metabolite
- HMDB0000535 (Caproic acid)
- Biospecimen
- Feces
- Status
- Detected but not Quantified
- Data source
- Referenced
- Concentration
- Not Quantified
- Age
- Adult (>18 years old)
- Sex
- Both
- Condition
- Ulcerative colitis
Comments
Volatile Organic Compound (VOC)
References
- De Preter V, Machiels K, Joossens M, Arijs I, Matthys C, Vermeire S, Rutgeerts P, Verbeke K: Faecal metabolite profiling identifies medium-chain fatty acids as discriminating compounds in IBD. Gut. 2015 Mar;64(3):447-58. doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2013-306423. Epub 2014 May 8. [PubMed:24811995 ]