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. 2017 Mar 15;12(3):e0172632. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0172632

Table 1. Top metabolic pathways impacted by englerin A in renal cancer cells.

Pathway Name (24 h) Measured Metabolites in the Pathway (N) Expected Pathway Proportion (P = N/599) Expected Hits in Sample of 37 (P * 37) Observed Hits in the Top 37 Metabolites Fold Enrichment (Obs/Exp) Impact (Sum VIP Score) Fraction of Impact (VIP Score) Explained (% of 81.7) Increased Decreased
Sphingolipid Metabolism 74 0.123 4.6 17 3.7 34.9 43% 4 13
Phospholipid Metabolism 110 0.184 6.8 11 1.6 18.9 23% 0 11
Ganglioside Metabolism 12 0.020 0.7 4 5.4 18.0 22% 4 0
Cardiolipin Metabolism 12 0.020 0.7 1 1.3 2.6 3% 0 1
Pyrimidine Metabolism 26 0.043 1.6 1 0.6 2.3 3% 1 0
Purine Metabolism 34 0.057 2.1 1 0.5 1.8 2% 1 0
Cholesterol, Cortisol, Non-Gonadal Steroid Metabolism 21 0.035 1.3 1 0.8 1.7 2% 1 0
Phosphate and Pyrophosphate Metabolism 1 0.002 0.1 1 16.2 1.6 2% 0 1
Pathway Name (48 h) Measured Metabolites in the Pathway (N) Expected Pathway Proportion (P = N/599) Expected Hits in Sample of 34 (P * 34) Observed Hits in the Top 34 Metabolites Fold Enrichment (Obs/Exp) Impact (Sum VIP Score) Fraction of Impact (VIP Score) Explained (% of 82.7) Increased Decreased
Fatty Acid Oxidation and Synthesis 47 0.078 2.7 14 5.2 38.7 47% 14 0
Phospholipid Metabolism 110 0.184 6.2 5 0.8 10.8 13% 5 0
Pyrimidine Metabolism 26 0.043 1.5 5 3.4 10.5 13% 5 0
Ganglioside Metabolism 12 0.020 0.7 3 4.4 7.3 9% 3 0
SAM, SAH, Methionine, Cysteine, Glutathione Metabolism 21 0.035 1.2 2 1.7 4.5 5% 1 1
Purine Metabolism 34 0.057 1.9 2 1.0 4.3 5% 2 0
Eicosanoid and Resolvin Metabolism 22 0.037 1.2 1 0.8 2.7 3% 1 0

Pathways impacted by Englerin A were determined using MetaboAnalyst 3.0 software after measuring metabolites from A498 cells treated with 0.1% DMSO or englerin A at 100 nM for 24 h and 48 h.