Table 3.
Differentially expressed metabolites identified in pairwise comparisons among the three treatment groups
| Metabolites | Treatment group1 | VIP2 | P | FC3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trimethylamine N-oxide | T0 vs. T1 | 1.545 | 0.025 | 2.675 |
| T2 vs. T3 | 1.62 | 0.013 | 3.542 | |
| Securinine | T0 vs. T3 | 1.774 | < 0.001 | 2.523 |
| T1 vs. T3 | 2.058 | < 0.001 | 0.340 | |
| L-tyrosine methyl ester 4-sulfate | T0 vs. T3 | 1.682 | 0.001 | 0.277 |
| T1 vs. T3 | 1.813 | 0.003 | 2.550 | |
| N-Acetyl-L-tryptophan | T0 vs. T3 | 1.901 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 |
| T1 vs. T3 | 1.663 | 0.009 | 12954.800 | |
| 3-aminobenzamide | T0 vs. T3 | 1.795 | < 0.001 | 0.425 |
| T1 vs. T3 | 1.813 | 0.002 | 4.127 | |
| 5-Aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide | T0 vs. T1 | 1.415 | 0.041 | 0.363 |
| T0 vs. T3 | 1.566 | 0.005 | 0.118 | |
| Pyrazine | T0 vs. T3 | 1.865 | < 0.001 | 2.849 |
| T1 vs. T3 | 2.137 | < 0.001 | 0.352 | |
| Indole-2-carboxylic acid | T0 vs. T1 | 1.413 | 0.030 | 0.423 |
| T1 vs. T3 | 1.866 | 0.004 | 0.478 | |
| Indole-3-carboxaldehyde | T0 vs. T1 | 1.370 | 0.041 | 0.409 |
| T1 vs. T3 | 1.973 | 0.002 | 0.397 | |
| 5-Methylcytosine | T0 vs. T1 | 1.490 | 0.039 | 7.640 |
| T0 vs. T3 | 1.469 | 0.010 | 2.574 | |
| Adenosine | T0 vs. T1 | 1.446 | 0.049 | 2.895 |
| T0 vs. T3 | 1.423 | 0.013 | 2.492 | |
| 2-Phenylpropionic acid | T0 vs. T3 | 1.683 | 0.001 | 0.287 |
| T1 vs. T3 | 1.751 | 0.003 | 2.428 | |
| Argininosuccinic acid | T0 vs. T3 | 1.852 | < 0.001 | 2.957 |
| T1 vs. T3 | 2.126 | < 0.001 | 0.465 | |
| Leu-Trp | T0 vs. T1 | 1.599 | 0.016 | 5.845 |
| T1 vs. T3 | 1.397 | 0.043 | 3.348 | |
| Hyp-Ile | T0 vs. T1 | 1.584 | 0.009 | 0.379 |
| T1 vs. T3 | 1.428 | 0.034 | 0.469 | |
| Val-Tyr | T0 vs. T1 | 1.488 | 0.040 | 21.381 |
| T1 vs. T3 | 1.369 | 0.048 | 10.836 | |
| Cyclo (gly-pro) | T0 vs. T1 | 1.483 | 0.041 | 8.330 |
| T1 vs. T3 | 1.416 | 0.038 | 9.684 | |
| Ile-Trp | T0 vs. T3 | 1.296 | 0.028 | 0.197 |
| T1 vs. T3 | 1.457 | 0.033 | 7.005 | |
| D-Turanose | T0 vs. T3 | 1.627 | 0.002 | 0.149 |
| T1 vs. T3 | 1.506 | 0.028 | 4.052 | |
| PE (16:0/20:4) | T0 vs. T3 | 1.578 | 0.009 | 2.896 |
| T1 vs. T3 | 1.813 | 0.009 | 0.347 | |
| 2-(4-hydroxyphenyl) propionate | T0 vs. T3 | 1.683 | 0.001 | 0.287 |
| T1 vs. T3 | 1.751 | 0.003 | 2.428 | |
| Acetaminophen | T0 vs. T3 | 1.709 | 0.001 | 0.276 |
| T1 vs. T3 | 1.751 | 0.003 | 2.506 |
1T0: Diet contained whole-plant corn silage (WS) and wheat straw as roughage
T1: 50% of WS was replaced with sorghum–sudangrass silage (SS)
T2: 100% of WS was replaced with SS
2VIP, Variable importance in the projection
3FC, Fold Change