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. 2021 Nov 10;52(3):527–546. doi: 10.1007/s40279-021-01590-y

Table 3.

Metabolite species reported to be positively and negatively associated with CRF

Metabolite super classes Metabolite species Studies reporting associations with CRF
Positive Negative
Lipids and lipid-like molecules Nervonic acid [41] [45]
Vitamin A [41] [45]
CE(20:4) [41] [45]
CE(22:4) [41] [40]
Organic acids and derivatives Pyroglutamic acid [47] [41]
Histidine [45] [47]
Methionine [40] [47]
Cinnamoylglycine [41] [45]
Phenylalanine [52] [41]
Serine [45] [40]
Tyrosine [52] [41, 47]
Organic oxygen compounds 1,5-Anhydroglucitol [45] [47]
Kynurenine [45] [47]
Organoheterocyclic compounds C-Glycosyltryptophan [45] [41]

CE cholesterol ester, CRF cardiorespiratory fitness