Table 1.
Major discriminatory species identified from the PLS-DA loadings and VIP plot
| VIP | m/z [M + H]+ | RT (min) | P value* | Assignment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18.02 |
524.371 |
7.78 |
0.037 |
LysoPC (18:0) |
| 17.93 |
520.340 |
6.60 |
0.052 |
LysoPC (18:2) |
| 16.02 |
496.339 |
6.93 |
0.085 |
LysoPC (16:0) |
| 15.67 |
522.355 |
7.11 |
0.045 |
LysoPC (18:1) |
| 13.32 |
546.356 |
6.88 |
0.018 |
LysoPC (20:3) |
| 12.73 |
568.340 |
6.56 |
0.023 |
LysoPC (22:6) |
| 9.59 | 235.181 | 2.61 | 0.012 | NA |
* from pairwise comparisons pre vs post, with an adjusted Bonferroni p value (<0.002) no significance remained. NA, no assignment from metabolite databases. All signals were increased in intensity post vitamin E supplementation.