TABLE 5.

Conservation of significantly (p < 0.05; q < 0.1) exercise-induced metabolite changes at 3 h post-exercise.

Metabolite name	Pathway	Fold change (FC)*
		UC (n = 8)	C (n = 8)
N-methylalanine	Alanine and aspartate	3.58	1.80
4-methyl-2-oxopentanoate	BCAA	2.02	1.75
2-hydroxy-3-methylvalerate	BCAA	2.01	2.45
3-methyl-2-oxobutyrate	BCAA	1.79	1.99
Alpha-hydroxyisovalerate	BCAA	1.75	2.92
Beta-hydroxyisovalerate	BCAA	1.39	1.47
Saccharopine	Lysine	3.62	8.38
2-aminoadipate	Lysine	3.38	2.55
2-hydroxybutyrate/2-hydroxyisobutyrate	Methionine, cysteine, SAM and taurine	1.29	1.58
3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)lactate	Phenylalanine and tyrosine	1.79	2.15
Phenyllactate (PLA)	Phenylalanine and tyrosine	1.50	1.85
Indolelactate	Tryptophan	1.81	4.16
Mannitol/sorbitol	Carbohydrate	1.82	3.14
Sedoheptulose	Carbohydrate	1.91	4.18
Arachidoylcarnitine (C20)	Lipid	4.46	3.32
3-hydroxybutyrylcarnitine (2)	Lipid	2.44	2.47
3-hydroxybutyrylcarnitine (1)	Lipid	1.64	1.55
2-hydroxyadipate	Lipid	1.98	3.20
N-palmitoyl-sphinganine (d18:0/16:0)	Lipid	1.89	1.94
Urate	Nucleotide	5.58	10.72
AICA ribonucleotide	Nucleotide	3.53	6.93
Xanthosine	Nucleotide	1.97	2.51
Quinolinate	Vitamin	2.74	5.83
Methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate sulfate	Xenobiotic	3.56	13.71
Propyl 4-hydroxybenzoate sulfate	Xenobiotic	3.07	14.94
Quinate	Xenobiotic	2.20	1.87

*Fold change values are normalized to the pre-exercise time point for each respective group.