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. 2014 Dec 19;4(4):1101–1118. doi: 10.3390/metabo4041101

Table 1.

Fecal metabolites significantly regulated by moderate wine consumption.

Compound Analysis Effect of Wine Intake (↑, ↓)
Targeted Non-Targeted
Group I: Wine compounds
2-Hydroxyglutaric acid a +
2-Methylbutyric acid +
2,3-Pentanedione +
Diethylmalonate +
2-Phenethyl butyrate +
2-Phenylethyl hexanoate +
Group II: Phenolic metabolites
Benzoic acids
3,5-Dihydroxybenzoic acid +
Protocatechuic acid +
3-O-Methylgallic acid +
Vanillic acid +
Syringic acid +
Benzoic acid b +
Phenylacetic acids
3-Hydroxyphenylacetic acid +
Phenylpropionic acids
3-Phenylpropionic acid +
3-(3’-Hydroxyphenyl) propionic acid b +
Valeric acids
4-Hydroxy-5-(3’-hydroxyphenyl) valeric acid +
4-Hydroxy-5-(phenyl) valeric acid + +
4-Hydroxy-5-(3’,4’-dihydroxyphenyl) valeric acid +
Valerolactones
5-(3’,4’-Dihydroxyphenyl)- γ-valerolactone +
5-(3’-Hydroxyphenyl)-γ-valerolactone +
Group III: Endogenous metabolites
Xanthine b +
Tricarballylic acid +
Glutaric acid b +
Urobilinogen b +
Stercobilin b +
Docosahexaenoic acid methyl ester +
Deoxycholic acid +
Sulfolithocholic acid +
Cholesterol sulfate +

a Confirmed in the wine used in the study; b metabolite identification confirmed with commercial standards in the non-targeted approach.