Concentration Details

Metabolite
HMDB0001485 (Octane)
Biospecimen
Breath
Status
Detected but not Quantified
Data source
Referenced
Concentration
Not Quantified
Age
Children (1-13 years old)
Sex
Both
Condition
Transient wheezing
Comments
This is a volatile organic compound (VOC). Average age was 3.3 years old
References
    1. Smolinska A, Klaassen EM, Dallinga JW, van de Kant KD, Jobsis Q, Moonen EJ, van Schayck OC, Dompeling E, van Schooten FJ: Profiling of volatile organic compounds in exhaled breath as a strategy to find early predictive signatures of asthma in children. PLoS One. 2014 Apr 21;9(4):e95668. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0095668. eCollection 2014. [PubMed:24752575 ]