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. 2021 Jan 7;320(4):R393–R403. doi: 10.1152/ajpregu.00211.2020

Table 2.

KEGG Pathway identifiers of selected metabolites measured following low- and high-dose GLP1 infusion in late-fasted northern elephant seal pups

Metabolite Metabolite Type Metabolite Pathway
2-Hydroxyglutaric acid Glutarates Butanoate metabolism; C5-Branched dibasic acid metabolism
2-Hydroxy-2-methylbutanoic acid Butyrates Lipid metabolisma
2-Ketoisocaproic acid Keto acids Valine, leucine and isoleucine degradation; Valine, leucine and isoleucine biosynthesis; Glucosinolate biosynthesis
Acetoacetate Keto acid Synthesis and degradation of ketone bodies; Valine, leucine and isoleucine degradation; Lysine degradation; Tyrosine metabolism; Propanoate metabolism; Butanoate metabolism
Aconitic acid Tricarboxylic acid Citrate cycle (TCA cycle); Glyoxylate and dicarboxylate metabolism; C5-Branched dibasic acid metabolism
Adenosine-5-monophosphate Adenine nucleotide Purine metabolism
α-Aminoadipic acid Dicarboxylic acids Lysine biosynthesis; Lysine degradation
α-Ketoglutarate Glutarate Citrate cycle (TCA cycle); Pentose and glucuronate interconversions; Ascorbate and aldarate metabolism; Arginine biosynthesis; Alanine, aspartate and glutamate metabolism; Lysine biosynthesis; Lysine degradation; Histidine metabolism; Taurine and hypotaurine metabolism; d-Glutamine and d-glutamate metabolism; Glyoxylate and dicarboxylate metabolism; Butanoate metabolism; C5-Branched dibasic acid metabolism
Aminomalonate Dicarboxylic acid Amino acid metabolism
Aspartic acid Amino acid Amino acid metabolism
Benzoic acid Carbocyclic acid Phenylalanine metabolism; Benzoate degradation; Dioxin degradation; Toluene degradation; Aminobenzoate degradation
Cholesterol Cholestenes Steroid biosynthesis; Primary bile acid biosynthesis; Steroid hormone biosynthesis; Steroid degradation; Biosynthesis of alkaloids derived from terpenoid and polyketide
Citric acid Tricarboxylic acid Citrate cycle (TCA cycle); Alanine, aspartate and glutamate metabolism; Glyoxylate and dicarboxylate metabolism
Creatinine Imidazole Arginine and proline metabolism
Cystathionine Amino acid Amino acid metabolism
Cytosine Pyrimidinones Pyrimidine metabolism
Erythritol Sugar alcohol Sugar alcohol metabolisma
Glucose Hexose Glycolysis/Gluconeogenesis; Pentose phosphate pathway
Glutamic acid Amino acid Arginine biosynthesis; Alanine, aspartate and glutamate metabolism; Arginine and proline metabolism; Histidine metabolism; Taurine and hypotaurine metabolism; d-Glutamine and d-glutamate metabolism; Glutathione metabolism; Neomycin, kanamycin and gentamicin biosynthesis; Glyoxylate and dicarboxylate metabolism; Butanoate metabolism; C5-Branched dibasic acid metabolism; Nitrogen metabolism
Glutamine Amino acid Arginine biosynthesis; Purine metabolism; Pyrimidine metabolism; Alanine, aspartate and glutamate metabolism; d-Glutamine and d-glutamate metabolism; Glyoxylate and dicarboxylate metabolism; Vitamin B6 metabolism; Nitrogen metabolism; Aminoacyl-tRNA biosynthesis
Glyceric acid Sugar acids Pentose phosphate pathway; Glycine, serine and threonine metabolism; Glycerolipid metabolism; Glyoxylate and dicarboxylate metabolism; Methane metabolism
Hexitol Sugar alcohols Fructose and mannose metabolism
Hydroxybutyric acid Hydroxybutyrate Synthesis and degradation of ketone bodies; Butanoate metabolism
Isocitric acid Tricarboxylic acid Citrate cycle (TCA cycle)
Isoleucine Amino acid Amino acid metabolism
Isothreonic acid Butyrate Ascorbate and aldarate metabolisma
Lactamide Amide Cryoprotectanta
Lyxitol Sugar alcohol Sugar alcohol metabolisma; Pentose and glucuronate interconversions
Malic acid Dicarboxylic acid Citrate cycle (TCA cycle); Pyruvate metabolism; Glyoxylate and dicarboxylate metabolism; Methane metabolism
Maltose Disaccharides Starch and sucrose metabolism
Myo-inositol Sugar alcohol Galactose metabolism; Ascorbate and aldarate metabolism; Inositol phosphate metabolism
N-ε-trimethy-l-lysine Amines Carnitine synthesisa
Nicotinic acid Nicotinic acids Nicotinate and nicotinamide metabolism; Tropane, piperidine and pyridine alkaloid biosynthesis; Biosynthesis of plant secondary metabolites; Biosynthesis of alkaloids derived from ornithine, lysine and nicotinic acid
Octadecanol Fatty alcohol Lipid metabolisma
Phenylacetic acid Carbocyclic acid Phenylalanine metabolism
Phosphoenolpyruvate Hydroxy acid Glycolysis/Gluconeogenesis; Citrate cycle (TCA cycle); Phenylalanine, tyrosine and tryptophan biosynthesis; Phosphonate and phosphinate metabolism; Pyruvate metabolism; Methane metabolism
Succinic acid Dicarboxylic acid Citrate cycle (TCA cycle); Oxidative phosphorylation; Alanine, aspartate and glutamate metabolism; Lysine degradation; Tyrosine metabolism; Phenylalanine metabolism; Pyruvate metabolism; Glyoxylate and dicarboxylate metabolism; Propanoate metabolism; Butanoate metabolism
Threitol Sugar alcohol Sugar alcohol metabolisma
Tyrosine Amino acid Ubiquinone and other terpenoid-quinone biosynthesis; Tyrosine metabolism; Phenylalanine metabolism; Phenylalanine, tyrosine and tryptophan biosynthesis; Cyanoamino acid metabolism; Methane metabolism; Thiamine metabolism
Uric acid Xanthine Purine metabolism
Xylitol Sugar alcohol Sugar alcohol metabolisma; Pentose and glucuronate interconversions
Xylose Monosaccharide Carbohydrate metabolism

TCA, tricarboxylic acid.

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Obtained from literature, not KEGG pathway identifiers.