Table 3 The significant different metabolites between the HMH and PQ group.

From: Toxicology of paraquat and pharmacology of the protective effect of 5-hydroxy-1-methylhydantoin on lung injury caused by paraquat based on metabolomics

No.

Metabolites

VIP

ROC

P value

Trend

Metabolic pathways

1

N-acetyl-L-aspartic acid

1.77

0.88

0.0498

Alanine, aspartate and glutamate metabolism

2

L-Glutamic acid

1.00

0.86

0.0075

Alanine, aspartate and glutamate metabolism;Arginine biosynthesis;Histidine metabolism

3

L-Aspartic acid

1.06

0.87

0.0047

Alanine, aspartate and glutamate metabolism;Arginine biosynthesis;Histidine metabolism

4

mesaconic acid

1.62

0.83

0.0113

Pyrimidine metabolism;C5-Branched dibasic acid metabolism

5

Adenosine 5′-monophosphate

2.01

0.77

0.0267

Regulation of lipolysis in adipocytes;Pyrimidine metabolism

6

Methylmalonic acid

1.03

0.94

0.0014

Pyrimidine metabolism;Valine, leucine and isoleucine degradation

7

Cytidine

1.54

0.83

0.0368

Pyrimidine metabolism

8

phosphonoacetic acid

1.25

0.86

0.0115

Microbial metabolism in diverse environments;Phosphonate and phosphinate metabolism

9

Hypotaurine

2.52

0.81

0.0214

Taurine and hypotaurine metabolism

10

L-Glutathione (reduced)

2.87

0.88

0.0025

glutathione metabolism

11

Cysteinylglycine

3.13

0.91

0.0008

glutathione metabolism

12

Succinyl proline

1.22

0.82

0.016

proline metabolism

13

Corticosterone

1.25

0.8

0.0241

Regulation of lipolysis in adipocytes;Aldosterone synthesis and secretion

14

Prostaglandin G2

1.5

0.89

0.0033

Platelet activation

15

4-Pyridoxic acid

1.91

0.8

0.0361

Vitamin B6 metabolism

16

citric acid

1.3

0.8

0.0222

TCA cycle; Alanine, aspartate and glutamate metabolism

17

Xanthine

1.68

0.88

0.0062

Biosynthesis of alkaloids derived from histidine and purine;purine metabolism