Table 2 Mean values and standard error of the mean (SEM) of metabolite concentrations expressed in µmol/L and their p value corrected by the Bonferroni method.

From: Differences in the serum metabolome profile of dairy cows according to the BHB concentration revealed by proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H-NMR)

Class

Metabolite

G0

G1

G2

SEM

p value

Amino acids and derivates

Glutamate

49.80a

45.00ab

40.50b

1.61

0.001

Proline

21.80a

21.00a

18.70b

0.70

0.009

Serine

20.80a

18.20ab

15.80b

1.17

0.007

Aspartate

3.17a

2.68ab

2.12b

0.24

0.003

Lysine

13.90

12.80

12.10

0.60

TS

Isoleucine

21.50

22.50

24.50

1.02

TS

Valine

44.50

46.20

52.10

2.53

TS

Alanine

60.50

57.50

52.30

3.33

TS

Arginine

54.10

53.60

43.20

4.61

TS

Leucine

26.30

24.90

28.60

1.44

NS

Dimethylglycine

0.19

0.18

0.25

0.03

NS

Glycine

118

109

107

7.41

NS

Asparagine

10.74

10.59

9.99

0.59

NS

Glutamine

50.80

54.70

55.30

2.79

NS

Histidine

16.20

14.90

15.90

0.83

NS

Methionine

4.13

4.34

4.18

0.30

NS

Threonine

19.80

19.20

19.60

1.49

NS

Betaine

6.82

8.11

6.30

0.58

NS

Phenylalanine

8.00

7.56

7.31

0.60

NS

Tyrosine

7.75

7.33

6.69

0.45

NS

Creatine

56.30

59.60

58.00

2.69

NS

Creatinine

7.69

9.02

7.84

0.64

NS

Taurine

13.40

12.10

10.90

0.93

NS

3-Methylhistidine

3.97

3.89

4.06

0.29

NS

Sarcosine

0.56

0.57

0.51

0.03

NS

N6-acetyl-lysine

5.87

6.19

5.29

0.39

NS

2-Aminobutyrate

9.58

9.40

9.29

0.65

NS

Organic acids

3-Hydroxyisobutyrate

3.88a

5.56ab

7.52b

0.53

 < 0.0001

Acetate

170a

238ab

284b

28.13

0.008

Succinate

1.82a

1.78a

2.75b

0.26

0.028

Formate

12.31

10.24

9.28

0.86

TS

Pyruvate

5.11

4.97

4.14

0.36

TS

Propionate

3.39

4.03

4.23

0.76

NS

Lactate

223

170

185

29

NS

Citrate

25.60

27.60

24.40

2.69

NS

Fumarate

0.79

0.75

0.76

0.06

NS

2-Hydroxybutyrate

6.33

5.68

6.82

0.79

NS

Alcohols

2,3-Butanediol

0.99a

1.47ab

3.25b

0.55

0.003

Methanol

3.02a

4.83ab

9.40b

1.76

0.033

Ethanol

3.36

4.01

16.80

5.48

TS

Glycerol

12.50

12.00

13.60

1.91

NS

myo-Inositol

7.81

6.96

5.46

0.80

NS

Carbohydrates

Glucose

943

1009

867

31.73

NS

Mannose

8.51

9.04

7.65

0.67

NS

Lactose

11.00

11.40

12.10

1.74

NS

Gluconate

42.70

28.40

41.80

7.67

NS

Amine and derivates

TMAO

13.00

19.00

18.90

2.30

TS

Dimethylamine

0.79

0.86

0.94

0.13

NS

Fatty acids

Isovalerate

7.60a

6.74ab

6.26b

0.23

0.001

Methylsuccinate

0.71a

0.80a

1.19b

0.12

0.008

Ketone bodies

3-Hydroxybutyrate

51.30a

74.80ab

188.10b

25.67

 < 0.0001

Acetone

3.91

6.25

54.10

16.83

TS

Sulfone

Dimethyl sulfone

11.35

9.72

6.74

1.28

TS

Vitamin

Choline

2.03a

1.83ab

1.23b

0.18

0.043

Imidazole

Allantoin

16.50

18.30

15.00

1.11

NS

Nucleoside

Uridine

4.92

4.46

4.86

0.38

NS

Guanidine

Methylguanidine

1.06

1.00

0.94

0.05

NS

  1. NS not significant, TS trend to significance (0.05 ≤ p value ≤ 0.10).
  2. a,bShowed significant differences within rows.