Research Article

Plasma Metabolomics Analysis Based on GC-MS in Infertile Males with Kidney-Yang Deficiency Syndrome

Table 2

The detailed results from the pathway analysis.

Pathway nameHits/TotalExpectedRaw Holm adjustFDRImpact

Alanine, aspartate, and glutamate metabolism1/240.0598260.0584132.840210.524080.17664
Arginine and proline metabolism2/770.191940.013944.27310.27880.16538
Lysine degradation1/470.117160.11172.19210.558480.14675
Phenylalanine metabolism1/450.112170.107172.233410.558480.11906
Aminoacyl-tRNA biosynthesis4/750.1869511.2930.0009970.0009970.11268
D-Glutamine and D-glutamate metabolism1/110.027420.0271373.606910.310130.1123
Lysine biosynthesis1/320.0797670.077242.560810.558480.09993
Valine, leucine, and isoleucine biosynthesis1/270.0673040.065512.725510.524080.01325
Glutathione metabolism2/380.0947240.0034995.65540.27640.0982320.01095
Phenylalanine, tyrosine, and tryptophan biosynthesis1/270.0673040.065512.725510.524080.00062
Histidine metabolism1/440.109680.104892.254810.558480.00051
Nitrogen metabolism2/390.0972160.0036845.60380.287330.0982320
D-Arginine and D-ornithine metabolism1/80.0199420.0197973.922210.310130
Biotin metabolism1/110.027420.0271373.606910.310130
Valine, leucine, and isoleucine degradation1/400.0997090.0957532.34610.558480
Butanoate metabolism1/400.0997090.0957532.34610.558480
Porphyrin and chlorophyll metabolism1/1040.259240.233021.4566110

In the table, the “Total” is the total number of compounds in the pathway, the “Hits” is the actually matched number from the use uploaded data, the “Raw ” is the original value calculated from the enrichment analysis, the “Holm ” is the value adjusted by Holm-Bonferroni method, the “FDR ” is the value adjusted using False Discovery Rate, and the “Impact” is the pathway impact value calculated from pathway topology analysis.