Figure 1.
Venn diagram of 61 anionic and 85 cationic compounds evaluated in this study. (A) indoxyl sulfate and o-hydroxybezoate. (B) 4-oxopentanoate, hippurate, N-acetylneuraminate and 4-pyridoxate. (C) anthranilate, glycerophosphorylcholine, nicotinamide, glutamine, asparagine, dihydrouracil, glutamate, creatine, γ-butyrobetaine and 1-methylnicotinamide. (D) glycine, γ-guanidinobutyrate, N-γ-ethylglutamine, allantoin, cytosine, 5-methylcytosine and imidazole-4-acetate. (E) Trimethylamine N-oxide. (F) Tryptophan. Groups B and D may represent uremic compounds that indicate the effects of AST-120.