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. 2023 Sep 5;14(19):8893–8902. doi: 10.1039/d3fo01913f

CSF concentrations of the 20 compounds detected and/or quantified. Values shown are the descriptive statistics of the samples detected and quantified only.

Compound name LOQ Mean SD Median IQR % samples quantified (>LOQ)
Benzene diols and triols
2,3-Dihydroxybenzene-1-sulfate 1.58 3.8 0.15 3.8 0.2 100
2,6-Dihydroxybenzene-1-sulfate 1.58 2.2 0.27 2.1 0.1 100
Benzoic acids
3-Hydroxybenzoic acid 16.7 367 292 304 532 10.0
2,5-Dihydroxybenzoic acid 16.7 35.3 0.08 35.3 0.1 100
4-Methoxybenzoic acid-3-sulfate 8.43 18.8 0.44 18.8 0.4 100
Cinnamic acids
3′,4′-Dihydroxycinnamic acid 1.76 4.7 3.19 3.8 5.0 20.0
3′-Methoxycinnamic acid-4′-glucuronide 17.2 18.1 12.7 13.2 10.6 4.40
4′-Methoxycinnamic acid-3′-sulfate 8.06 12.9 0.04 12.8 0.0 100
5-O-Caffeoylquinic acid 1.67 3.2 0.06 3.2 0.0 100
4-O-Feruloylquinic acid 1.65 1.8 0.05 1.8 0.1 100
Phenylpropanoic acids
3-(2′,3′-Dihydroxyphenyl)propanoic acid 7.48 15.9 0.37 15.8 0.5 100
3-(3′-Methoxyphenyl)propanoic acid-4′-glucuronide 1.56 1.7 1.7 0.0 1.10
Flavan-3-ols
(−)-Epicatechin 8.34 8.5 0.38 8.5 0.4 100
(−)-Epicatechin-3′-sulfate 8.13 12.1 0.46 11.9 0.3 100
Flavonols
Quercetin-3′-sulfate 8.36 18.1 0.01 18.1 0.0 100
Quercetin-3′-glucuronide 1.73 4.5 0.05 4.5 0.0 100
Hydroxycoumarins
7,8-Dihydroxycoumarin 8.43 19.6 0.03 19.6 0.0 100
Methylxanthine alkaloids
1,3-Dimethylxanthine 17.0 65.2 63.0 43.9 57.5 43.3
3,7-Dimethylxanthine 8.30 348 197 333 262 96.7
1,3,7-Trimethylxanthine 17.4 1348 612 1313 661 97.8