Table 1.

Summary of comparative metabolomics profiles using different MS-based methodologies

	Total peaks	Total significant changed peaks*	Significant change conv > GF	Significant change GF > conv	Unique to conv	Unique to GF
LC ESI +	4,172	466, 11.2%	318, 68%	148, 32%	145	52
LC ESI −	4,132	271, 6.6%	168, 62%	103, 38%	100	61
LC APCI +	1,584	152, 9.5%	96, 63%	56, 37%	27	5
GCMS +	1,803	253, 14.0%	225, 88.9%	28, 11.1%	28	12

*Defined as having a fold-change ≥ 1.5 and P ≤ 0.0001.