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Title:		Solid-phase microextraction and the human fecal VOC metabolome
Author(s):		Dixon E; Clubb C; Pittman S; Ammann L; Rasheed Z; Kazmi N; Keshavarzian A; Gillevet P; Rangwala H; Couch RD;
Address:		"Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, George Mason University, Manassas, Virginia, United States of America"
Journal Title:		PLoS One
Year:		2011
Volume:		20110408
Issue:		4
Page Number:		e18471 -
DOI:		10.1371/journal.pone.0018471
ISSN/ISBN:		1932-6203 (Electronic) 1932-6203 (Linking)
Abstract:		"The diagnostic potential and health implications of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) present in human feces has begun to receive considerable attention. Headspace solid-phase microextraction (SPME) has greatly facilitated the isolation and analysis of VOCs from human feces. Pioneering human fecal VOC metabolomic investigations have utilized a single SPME fiber type for analyte extraction and analysis. However, we hypothesized that the multifarious nature of metabolites present in human feces dictates the use of several diverse SPME fiber coatings for more comprehensive metabolomic coverage. We report here an evaluation of eight different commercially available SPME fibers, in combination with both GC-MS and GC-FID, and identify the 50/30 microm CAR-DVB-PDMS, 85 microm CAR-PDMS, 65 microm DVB-PDMS, 7 microm PDMS, and 60 microm PEG SPME fibers as a minimal set of fibers appropriate for human fecal VOC metabolomics, collectively isolating approximately 90% of the total metabolites obtained when using all eight fibers. We also evaluate the effect of extraction duration on metabolite isolation and illustrate that ex vivo enteric microbial fermentation has no effect on metabolite composition during prolonged extractions if the SPME is performed as described herein"
Keywords:		Feces/*chemistry Flame Ionization Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Hot Temperature Humans *Metabolome Reference Standards Solid Phase Microextraction/*methods Sterilization Time Factors Volatile Organic Compounds/*analysis;
Notes:		"MedlineDixon, Emma Clubb, Cynthia Pittman, Sara Ammann, Larry Rasheed, Zeehasham Kazmi, Nazia Keshavarzian, Ali Gillevet, Pat Rangwala, Huzefa Couch, Robin D eng 1RC 2 AA019405/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS/ Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural 2011/04/16 PLoS One. 2011 Apr 8; 6(4):e18471. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0018471"