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. 2023 Nov 27;15(11):1237–1249. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v15.i11.1237

Table 2.

Metabolites identified as important in discriminating grades of fibrosis (Metavir) in chronic hepatitis C

Class
Molecule
Ion
VIP score
Formula
Adducts
MSMS
Metlin ID
F1
Sterols 18:0 Cholesteryl ester 671 2.3 C45H80O2 [M+NH4]+ 303-369-583-437-147-161-135-109-95 83955
20:5 Cholesteryl ester 672 2.35 C47H74O2 [M+H]+ 41710
Glycerolipids DG(44:12)1 695 2.9 C47H68O5 [M+H-H2O]+ 311-119-95-81-69-57-97-113-339 4681
DG(42:7)1 C45H74O5 [M+H]+ 311-119-95-81-69-57-97-113-339-437 4605/59181
Coenzyme A cis,cis-3,6-Dodecadienoyl-CoA 928 2.35 C33H54N7O17P3S [M+H-H2O]+ 95-112-119-720-184 58193
Polypeptide Angiotensin III 931 2.4 C46H66N12O9 [M+H]+ 400-311-112-113-96-97-437-659-720-146-147 58017
Unknown - 1297 2.55 - - - -
F2
Methyladenosine N6-Methyladenosine 265 2.18 C11H15N5O4 [M+H-H2O]+ 81-85-63-99-117-135-149-163-177 58196
3'-O-Methyladenosine 81-85-63-117-135-163 58340
1-Methyladenosine 81-84-63-99-117-135-163 6888
2'-O-Methyladenosine 81-85-63-99-117 58235
O6-Methyl-2'-deoxyguanosine 81-85-63-99-149-163-177 66286
Eicosanoids 8,15-diHPETE 369 2.08 C20H32O6 [M+H]+ 95-81-109-147-161-135-69-93-107 75001
5S,15S-diHPETE 75023
5,15-diHPETE 75000
15S-hydroperoxy-PGD2 74985
20-hydroxy-PGD2 74981
Sphingolipids Cer (42:1)1 673 2.15 C42H83NO3 [M+Na]+ 303-370-95-81-109-60-69-93-107 41569
Unknown - 828 2.05 - - - 0
F3
Aminoacid derivative (S)-2,3,4,5-Tetrahydropiperidine-2-carboxylate 150 2.1 C6H9NO2 [M+Na]+ 106-134-84-61-56-52-105-120 62803
Prenol lipid Farnesylcysteine 365 2.05 C18H31NO2S [M+K]+ 203-185-112-81-71-307 62388
Glycerophospholipid PE(34:5)1 732 2.17 C39H68NO8P [M+Na]+ 184-437-438-660-83-113-133-97 60844
Coenzyme A S-2-Octenoyl CoA 914 2.18 C29H48N7O17P3S [M+Na]+ 86-80-119-112-95-67-104-184-720 58140
Unknown - 158 2.2 - - - -
920 2.1
F4
Glycerophospholipids PE(36:1)1 731 3 C41H80NO7P [M+H]+ 184-659-437-393-113 62180
PE(34:6)1 C39H66NO8P [M+Na]+ 184-659-437-393-316-113 77367
PE(O-36:1)1 733 2.6 C41H82NO7P [M+H]+ 184-97-304-437-369 77526
PE(P-36:0)1 77623
PE(34:5)1 C39H68NO8P [M+Na]+ 184-97-304-437-675-369 60812
Coenzyme A CoA(22:2)1 1118 2.8 C43H74N7O17P3S [M+CH3OH+H]+ 453-703-437-338-113-780-675-799 75415
Acyl-carnitines Malonylcarnitine 266 2.7 C10H17NO6 [M+NH4]+ 172-94-95-116-57-90-204 6484
Unknown - 1257 2.85 - - - -
1296 2.95
1

Carbon number: Double bond number. MSMS: In tandem mass spectrometry; DG: Diacylglycerol; CoA: Coenzyme A; HPETE: Hydroxy/hydroperoxyeicosatetraenoic acids; Cer: Ceramide; PE: Phosphoethanolamine; PGD: Prostaglandin; VIP score: Variable importance score.