Table 5 Significantly up-regulated and down-regulated metabolites that were reported in >1 study in neonatal samples

Free carnitine

5

5^{33,51,55,61,62}

0

Butyryl carnitine

3

3^51,61,62

0

Acetyl carnitine

3

3^33,51,62

0

Decenoyl carnitine

3

3^51,61,62

0

Propionyl carnitine

3

0

3^51,61,62

Proline

3

3^55,61,62

0

Phenylalanine

2

2^51,62

0

Leucine

2

2^51,55

0

Glycine

2

2^51,62

0

Tyrosine

2

0

2^33,38

Valine

2

0

2^55,62

Arginine

2

0

2^62,68

Octadecadienyl carnitine

2

2^33,62

0

Isovaleryl carnitine

2

2^38,51

0

Tetradecanoyl carnitine

2

2^51,62

0

Dodecanoyl carnitine

2

2^61,62

0

Octadecanoyl carnitine

2

2^61,62

0

Octadecenoyl carnitine

2

2^61,62

0

Alanine

6

5^{33,51,55,61,62}

1⁶⁸

Ornithine

6

4^38,55,61,62

2^38,68

Methionine

4

3^51,55,62

1³⁸

Citrulline

3

2^61,62

1⁶⁸

Octanoyl carnitine

3

2^61,62

1⁶⁸

Decanoyl carnitine

3

2^61,62

1⁶⁸

Dodecenoyl carnitine

2

1⁶¹

1⁶⁸

Tetradecadienoyl carnitine

2

1⁶¹

1⁶⁸

Hexadecenoyl carnitine

2

1⁶¹

1⁶²

OH-Octadecenoyl carnitine

2

1⁶¹

1⁶²

Malonyl carnitine

2

1⁶²

1⁶⁸

Hexanoyl carnitine

2

1⁶²

1⁶⁸

Acyl carnitine

2

1⁶²

1⁶⁸

Myo-inositol

2

2^28,35

0

Creatinine

2

2^28,35

0

Creatine

2

2^28,35

0

None

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