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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Feb 12.
Published in final edited form as: Hepatology. 2012 Jun 6;56(1):118–129. doi: 10.1002/hep.25630

Table 1.

Top Ten Serum Ions That Were Significantly Altered in Mice Treated With MCD Diet for 8 Weeks Compared With Mice Treated With MCS Diet*

Rank RT (min) Found (m/z) Identity Mass Error (ppm) Elemental Composition

Increased ions
1 2.55 514.2843 Tauro-β-muricholate 0.97 C26H45NO7S
2 4.71 319.2271 12-Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid 0.63 C20H32O3
3 2.92 514.2829 Taurocholate 1.75 C26H45NO7S
4 6.44 381.1723 Not determined
5 5.81 327.2319 Docosahexaenoic acid 1.53 C22H32O2
6 5.97 379.1568 Not determined
7 5.97 279.2318 Linoleic acid 2.15 C18H32O2
8 6.44 281.2474 Oleic acid 2.49 C18H34O2
9 2.59 512.2684 Not determined
10 4.34 241.1808 Not determined
Decreased ions
1 4.78 540.3303 Palmitoyl-LPC (16:0-LPC) 0.37 C25H52NO9P
2 5.40 568.3615 Stearoyl-LPC (18:0-LPC) 0.18 C27H56NO9P
3 4.94 566.3463 Oleoyl-LPC (18:1-LPC) 0.88 C27H54NO9P
4 4.57 564.3303 Linoleoyl-LPC (18:2-LPC) 0.35 C27H52NO9P
5 0.28 215.0325 Not determined
6 4.57 588.3306 Arachidonoyl-LPC (20:4-LPC) 0.85 C29H52NO9P
7 4.53 612.3291 Docosahexanoyl-LPC (22:6-LPC) 1.63 C31H52NO9P
8 4.40 538.3137 Palmitoleoyl-LPC (16:1-LPC) 1.49 C25H50NO9P
9 4.53 524.2776 Not determined
10 4.77 590.3455 Not determined
*

The ion ranking, based on OPLS analysis, shows the highest confidence and greatest contribution to separation between MCD and MCS diet treatment. RT, retention time; LPC, lysophosphatidylcholine.