Research Article

Metabolomic Profiling of Human Spermatozoa in Idiopathic Asthenozoospermia Patients Using Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry

Table 2

Metabolites identified by GC/MS analysis of idiopathic asthenozoospermia and normozoospermic groups ().

NumberMetabolitesRT (min)VIP value valueFold changeVariations versus healthy controls

3-Phosphoglycerate
Lactic acid
Tryptophan
2-Amino-1-phenylethanol
5-Aminovaleric acid
Dithioerythritol
Glutamic acid
8-Aminocaprylic acid
Phytosphingosine
Guanosine
6-Methylmercaptopurine
Norvaline
Leucine
cis-Gondoic acid
Zymosterol
Methyl heptadecanoate
Pipecolinic acid
Orotic acid
2-Deoxyerythritol
Phenylethylamine
Guanidinosuccinic acid
trans-4-Hydroxy-L-proline
D-Glyceric acid
Benzoic acid
alpha-Tocopherol
N-(3-aminopropyl)-morpholine
Picolinic acid
DL-dihydrosphingosine
2-Aminoethanethiol
Cysteine
Cytidine
Ethanolamine
Monoolein