1. GC-MS Analysis of Short-Chain Fatty Acids in Feces, Cecum Content, and Blood Samples.
- Author
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Hoving LR, Heijink M, van Harmelen V, van Dijk KW, and Giera M
- Subjects
- Acetic Acid analysis, Acetic Acid blood, Animals, Butyric Acid analysis, Butyric Acid blood, Caproates analysis, Caproates blood, Fatty Acids, Volatile blood, Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry, Heptanoic Acids analysis, Heptanoic Acids blood, Mice, Pentanoic Acids analysis, Pentanoic Acids blood, Propionates analysis, Propionates blood, Reproducibility of Results, Cecum chemistry, Fatty Acids, Volatile analysis, Feces chemistry, Metabolomics methods
- Abstract
Short-chain fatty acids, the end products of fermentation of dietary fibers by the gut microbiota, have been shown to exert multiple effects on mammalian metabolism. For the analysis of short-chain fatty acids, gas chromatography-mass spectrometry is a very powerful and reliable method. Here, we describe a fast, reliable, and reproducible method for the separation and quantification of short-chain fatty acids in mouse feces, cecum content, and blood samples (i.e., plasma or serum) using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. The short-chain fatty acids analyzed include acetic acid, propionic acid, butyric acid, valeric acid, hexanoic acid, and heptanoic acid.
- Published
- 2018
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