- Metabolite
- HMDB0000565 (Galactonic acid)
- Biospecimen
- Feces
- Status
- Detected but not Quantified
- Data source
- Referenced
- Concentration
- Not Quantified
- Age
- Adult (>18 years old)
- Sex
- Both
- Condition
- Normal
Comments
Fecal samples of 786 predominantly female twins of the TwinsUK cohort, aged 65.2 (+/-7.6), with an average BMI of 26.1 (+/-4.7)
References
- Zierer J, Jackson MA, Kastenmuller G, Mangino M, Long T, Telenti A, Mohney RP, Small KS, Bell JT, Steves CJ, Valdes AM, Spector TD, Menni C: The fecal metabolome as a functional readout of the gut microbiome. Nat Genet. 2018 Jun;50(6):790-795. doi: 10.1038/s41588-018-0135-7. Epub 2018 May 28. [PubMed:29808030 ]