- Metabolite
- HMDB0062017 (2,4-Dimethylheptane)
- Biospecimen
- Breath
- Status
- Detected but not Quantified
- Data source
- Referenced
- Concentration
- Not Quantified
- Age
- Children (1-13 years old)
- Sex
- Both
- Condition
- Asthma
Comments
This is a volatile organic compound (VOC). Its level increased during early asthma. Average age was 3.3 years old.
References
- 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 ]