A study of 9 common breath VOCs in 504 healthy subjects using PTR-TOF-MS

• Published in: Metabolomics Vol. 20; no. 4; p. 79
• Main Authors: Jia, Zhunan, Ong, Wei Qiang, Zhang, Fuchang, Du, Fang, Thavasi, Velmurugan, Thirumalai, Venkatesan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 24.07.2024; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Acetaldehyde; Acetonitrile; Adolescent; Adult; Age composition; Aged; Biochemistry; Biomarkers; Biomarkers - analysis; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biomedicine; Breath tests; Breath Tests - methods; Cell Biology; Demography; Developmental Biology; Exhalation; Female; Healthy Volunteers; Humans; Isoprene; Life Sciences; Male; Mass Spectrometry - methods; Mass spectroscopy; Methanol; Middle Aged; Molecular Medicine; Original Article; Propanol; Smoking; Smoking - metabolism; VOCs; Volatile organic compounds; Volatile Organic Compounds - analysis; Young Adult; Volatile organic compounds; Biomarker; PTR-MS; Breath analysis

Introduction This study employs Proton-Transfer-Reaction Mass Spectrometry (PTR-MS) to analyze exhaled breath profiles of 504 healthy adults, focusing on nine common volatile organic compounds (VOCs): acetone, acetaldehyde, acetonitrile, ethanol, isoprene, methanol, propanol, phenol, and toluene. PT...