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Table 3 Metabolites that differentiate moderate- versus high-power athletes

From: A pilot study comparing the metabolic profiles of elite-level athletes from different sporting disciplines

Metabolite

Sub-pathway

Fold change

Bonferroni p value

1-palmitoyl-2-palmitoleoyl-GPC (16:0/16:1)*

Phospholipid metabolism

0.577623

5.92E-11

1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-GPI (16:0/18:1)*

Phospholipid metabolism

0.42177

1.10E-07

Imidazole lactate

Histidine metabolism

0.447699

1.88E-06

1-stearoyl-2-oleoyl-GPC (18:0/18:1)

Phospholipid metabolism

0.279019

4.51E-06

1-linolenoyl-GPC (18:3)*

Lysolipid

0.414819

1.10E-05

1-linoleoyl-2-linolenoyl-GPC (18:2/18:3)*

Phospholipid metabolism

0.537975

1.11E-05

1-palmitoyl-2-linoleoyl-GPI (16:0/18:2)

Phospholipid metabolism

0.447877

5.88E-05

1-palmitoyl-GPI (16:0)

Lysolipid

0.438221

0.000101

Indolelactate

Tryptophan metabolism

0.30948

0.000178

3-methylxanthine

Xanthine metabolism

0.788924

0.00021

1,2-dilinoleoyl-GPC (18:2/18:2)

Phospholipid metabolism

0.324133

0.000225

1-lignoceroyl-GPC (24:0)

Lysolipid

0.321129

0.000287

1-palmitoyl-2-stearoyl-GPC (16:0/18:0)

Phospholipid metabolism

0.222855

0.000322

N-acetylcarnosine

Dipeptide derivative

− 0.33185

0.000873

1-stearoyl-2-oleoyl-GPI (18:0/18:1)*

Phospholipid metabolism

0.346165

0.001026

N-acetylmethionine

Methionine, cysteine, SAM, and taurine metabolism

− 0.58119

0.001445

1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-GPC (16:0/18:1)

Phospholipid metabolism

0.153562

0.002983

Argininate*

Urea cycle; arginine and proline metabolism

0.422405

0.003294

7-methylxanthine

Xanthine metabolism

0.648043

0.004023

Homoarginine

Urea cycle; arginine and proline metabolism

− 0.27429

0.006606

Gamma-glutamylvaline

Gamma-glutamyl amino acid

− 0.3052

0.008009

Sphingosine 1-phosphate

Sphingolipid metabolism

− 0.20846

0.008168

Phenyllactate (PLA)

Phenylalanine and tyrosine metabolism

0.306398

0.009708

Arabitol/xylitol

Pentose metabolism

0.23942

0.015147

1-palmitoleoyl-GPC (16:1)*

Lysolipid

0.229408

0.017685

Methionine sulfone

Methionine, cysteine, SAM, and taurine metabolism

0.308995

0.02004

Guanidinoacetate

Creatine metabolism

− 0.22401

0.035446

1-stearoyl-2-linoleoyl-GPI (18:0/18:2)

Phospholipid metabolism

0.261839

0.036305

Sphingomyelin (d18:2/14:0, d18:1/14:1)*

Sphingolipid metabolism

0.216635

0.036711

4-cholesten-3-one

Sterol

0.242711

0.037246

1-palmitoyl-GPG (16:0)*

Lysolipid

0.309379

0.040079

Cholate

Primary bile acid metabolism

1.182236

0.041373

1-palmitoyl-GPE (16:0)

Lysolipid

0.230631

0.049265

1-stearoyl-2-linoleoyl-GPC (18:0/18:2)*

Phospholipid metabolism

0.118022

0.052877

  1. Asterisks (*) indicated on IDs of some metabolites refer to compounds that have not been officially confirmed based on a standard, but their identities are known with confidence