Research Article

LC-MS-Based Metabolic Fingerprinting of Aqueous Humor

Table 6

The list of other metabolites detected in aqueous humor.

CompoundRT [min]Monoisotopic mass [Da]Mass error [ppm]FragmentsAbundance [counts]CV [%]Metabolic pathway or relation to eye diseases

Spermidine0.8145.15794P: 129.14, 112.111, 84.035, 75.091, 72.081, 58.0641Alanine metabolism
Hydroxyglutaric acid1.2148.03724N: 129.021, 103.04, 101.024, 85.031, 57.0356Butanoate metabolism
Aconitic acid1.2174.01640N: 129.021, 111.01, 85.03, 41.0414Glyoxylate and dicarboxylate metabolism
Citric acid1.2192.0271N: 129.02, 111.01, 87.01, 85.0315Glyoxylate and dicarboxylate metabolism, TCA
Ascorbic acid1.2176.03211N: 127.004, 115.004, 87.009, 71.014, 59.0145Glutathione, ascorbate and aldarate metabolism
Pyroglutamic acid1.2129.04263N: 82.0281Glutathione metabolism
Indoleacrylic acid3.6187.06336P: 170.06, 146.06, 142.065, 15.0547Microbial metabolism [25, 26]
Hydroxyphenyllactic acid3.7182.05793N: 163.04, 135.045, 119.05, 107.049, 92.99, 72.99, 44.9962Tyrosine metabolism
Phenylacetylglutamine4.1264.1110N: 145.062, 127.0520Phenylalanine metabolism
Trimethylamine N-oxide1.075.06846P: 58.065, 42.033, 30.0321Methane metabolism
p-Cresol4.6108.05754N: 106.042, 105.033, 92.028, 77.0382Degradation of aromatic compounds
p-Cresol sulfate4.65188.01431N: 107.05, 79.9572Degradation of aromatic compounds
Uric acid1.2168.02833P: 151.094, 141.046 Purine metabolism
1.2168.02835N: 124.016, 96.021, 69.01, 41.9990
Aminosalicylic acid or hydroxyanthranilic acid5.2153.04266P: 136.039, 108.044, 80.050Tryptophan metabolism
Quinic acid1.1192.06340N: 173.046, 127.041, 93.035, 85.03, 59.014, 44.9971Phenylalanine, tyrosine, and tryptophan biosynthesis
Choline1.0103.09972P: 60.081, 45.0332Phospholipid biosynthesis, DEDs [24]
Creatine1.1131.06957P: 90.0550Arginine and proline metabolism
Betaine1.0117.0796P: 59.073, 58.0652Methionine metabolism
Indole3.6117.05785P: 117.057, 100.112, 91.0540Tryptophan metabolism; phenylalanine, tyrosine, and tryptophan biosynthesis
Pantothenic acid3.2219.11072N: 146.081, 99.045, 88.04, 71.05, 44.01419Alanine metabolism; pantothenate and CoA biosynthesis
Hydroxybenzaldehyde4.5122.03683N: 120.022, 92.0271Degradation of aromatic compounds
Glycolic acid1.076.0163N: 72.994, 47.0137Glycine, serine, threonine, glyoxylate, and dicarboxylate metabolism; pentose phosphate pathway
Threonic acid1.0136.03720N: 117.02, 89.025, 75.009, 59.0141Ascorbate and aldarate metabolism
Hydroxypyruvic acid1.0104.0113N: 59.014, 41.002, 31.0190Glycine, serine, threonine, glyoxylate, and dicarboxylate metabolism
Glyceric acid1.1106.02662N: 75.009, 59.013, 56.9983Glycerolipid, glyoxylate, and dicarboxylate metabolism; pentose and glucuronate interconversion
Carnitine1.0161.10525P: 103.039, 102.091, 85.028, 60.081, 43.0171Glycine, serine, and threonine metabolism
Trigonellinamide1.0136.06374P: 94.064, 92.0491Nicotinate and nicotinamide metabolism
Pyrrolidonecarboxylic acid1.0129.04261P: 84.044, 56.049, 41.0383Glutathione metabolism
Taurine1.0125.01470N: 79.9583Nitrogen, taurine, and hypotaurine metabolism; primary bile acid biosynthesis
Acetylcholine1.1145.11037P: 87.0437, 60.08, 43.0171Phospholipid biosynthesis, DEDs [24]
Dimethylarginine1.1202.14305P: 158.129, 116.07, 88.086, 70.065, 46.0640Protein methylation process
Acetyl-histidine1.1197.08004P: 180.081, 156.076, 152.081, 110.071,1Nitrogen metabolism
Hypoxanthine1.2136.03852P: 119.035, 110.034, 94.039, 92.057, 82.039, 55.0283Purine metabolism
Lactic acid1.290.03171N: 43.01913Pyruvate metabolism, uveitis [27], ocular hypertension [28]
Glutamylleucine3.6260.13722N: 130.0893Nitrogen metabolism
Indoxylsulfuric acid4.2213.00963N: 132.046, 80.964, 79.9576Tryptophan metabolism

P or N indicates polarity in which metabolite was detected, positive or negative, respectively. Abundance is a value representing metabolite intensity calculated by MFE algorithm. TCA: tricarboxylic acid cycle; DEDs: dry eye disorders.