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. 2013 Oct 18;8(10):e78281. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0078281

Table 1. Resonance assignments of 28 metabolites in 1H NMR spectra of aqueous extracts of brain tissues.

Metabolite (abbreviation) Groups δ 1H(ppm) in PBS buffer (pH=7.4) #
leucine(Leu) α-CH, β-CH2, γ-CH, δ-CH3, δ-CH3 3.73(m), 1.73(m), 1.70(m),1.69(m), 0.97(d), 0.96(d)
isoleucine(Ile) α-CH,β-CH, γ-CH3, half γ-CH2, half γ-CH2, δ-CH3 3.67(d), 2.00(m), 1.01(d), 1.42 (m), 1.21(m), 0.94(t)
valine(Val) α-CH, β-CH, γ-CH3, γ-CH3 3.60(d), 2.26(m), 1.05(d), 0.99(d)
isobutyrate(IB) α-CH, 2×β-CH3 2.49(m), 1.06(d)
lactate(Lac) α-CH, β-CH3 4.13 (q), 1.34(d)
analine(Ala) α-CH, β-CH3 3.78(q), 1.49(d)
lysine(Lys) α-CH, β-CH2, half γ-CH2, half γ-CH2, δ-CH2, ε-CH2 3.75(t), 1.90(m), 1.452(m), 1.50(m), 1.72(m), 3.02(t)
N-acetylaspartate(NAA) α-CH2 2.10(s)
glutamate (Glu) α-CH, half β-CH2, half β-CH2, half γ-CH2, halfγ-CH2 3.78(t), 2.13(m), 2.06(m), 2.34(m), 2.37(m)
γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) α-CH2, β-CH2, γ-CH2 2.28(t), 1.89(m), 3.00(t)
succinate(Suc) 2×CH2 2.41(s)
glutamine(Gln) α-CH, β-CH2, γ-CH2 3.78(t), 2.44(m), 2.14(m)
malate(Mal) α-CH, β-CH2 2.68(dd), 2.35(dd)
aspartate(Asp) α-CH, β-CH2 3.89(dd), 2.82(dd), 2.69(dd)
creatine(Cr) α-CH2, N-CH3 3.95(s), 3.04(s)
choline(Cho) 1CH2 2,CH2, N(CH3)3 4.05(t), 3.51(dd), 3.21(s)
phosphoylcholine(PC) 1CH2 2,CH2, N(CH3)3 4.18(m), 3.60(t), 3.22(s)
sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine(GPC) 1 CH2 2,CH2, N(CH3)3. glycerol: half 1CH2, half 1CH2 2,CH, half 3CH2, half 3CH2 4.33(m), 3.68(m), 3.23(s), 3.60(dd), 3.68(dd), 3.90(m), 3.87(m), 3.94(m)
taurine(Tau) 1CH2 2,CH2 3.43(t), 3.27(t)
myo-inositol(m-Ino) 1CH 2,CH 3,CH 4,CH 5,CH 6,CH 3.54(dd), 4.07(t), 3.54(dd), 3.63(t), 3.29(t), 3.63(t)
glycine(Gly) α-CH2 3.57(s)
fumarate(FMA) CH 6.52(s)
tyrosine(Tyr) phenyl moiety: α-CH, β-CH, half β-CH2, half β-CH2 7.19(d), 6.92(d), 3.05(dd), 3.19(dd)
phenylalnine(Phe) phenyl moiety:α-CH, β-CH, γ-CH, half β-CH2, half β-CH2, α-CH 7.33(d), 7.43(t), 7.37(t), 3.98(dd), 3.27(dd), 3.12(dd)
ATP1 adenine moiety 2:CH, 8CH, NH2 8.58(s), 8.27(s), 6.14(d)
ADP/AMP2 adenine moiety 2:CH, 8CH', NH2 8.60(s), 8.27(s), 6.14(d)
formate(For) CH 8.46(s)
nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide(NAD) Nicotinamide moiety: α-CH, α-CH, γ-CH, β-CH, NH2(CO). Adenine moiety 2:CH, 8CH, NH2
  • 9.32(s), 9.13(d), 8.82(d), 8.20(m), 6.08(s)


  • 8.41(s), 8.16(s), 6.03(d)

# s, singlet; d, doublet; t, triplet; q, quartet; m, many peaks.

1 ATP, adenosine triphosphate.

2 ADP/AMP, adenosine diphosphate/adenosine monophosphate.