Table 4A.

Shotgun genomics: pathways identified exclusively in children with NAFLD.

Metabolic pathway	KEGG description
M00030: lysine biosynthesis, 2-oxoglutarate => 2-aminoadipate => lysine	Amino acid metabolism: amino acid synthesis
M00032: lysine degradation, lysine =>saccharopine =>acetoacetyl-CoA	Amino acid metabolism: amino acid degradation
M00142: complex I (NADH dehydrogenase), NADH dehydrogenase I	Energy metabolism; ATP synthesis
M00319: manganese/zinc/iron transport system	ABC transporters-iron and B12 TRANSPORT