Table 2 Statistical significance of marker metabolites identified in cruciferous vegetables detected in UPLC-MS/MS analysis in negative mode.

From: Unveiling crucifer metabolomes via UPLC-HRMS/MS and chemometric analysis of edible and non-edible varieties

Metabolite

F-statistic

p-value

FDR adj. p-value

Effect Size (η²)

Significance

Quercetin-O-deoxyhexosyl-O-hexoside

3803.69

< 0.001

< 0.001

0.999

***

Ferulic acid

2263.14

< 0.001

< 0.001

0.999

***

Trihydroxyoctadecadienoic acid

1715.99

< 0.001

< 0.001

0.999

***

Rhamnetin –O-hexoside

1421.77

< 0.001

< 0.001

0.998

***

Feruloyl malate

1389.33

< 0.001

< 0.001

0.998

***

Quercetin hexoside deoxyhexoside-O- hexoside

1205.96

< 0.001

< 0.001

0.998

***

Isorhamnetin-O-hexosyl pentoside-O-hexoside

802.46

< 0.001

< 0.001

0.997

***

Kaempferol-O-hexosylhexoside

569.38

< 0.001

< 0.001

0.996

***

Isorhamnetin-O-(coumaroyl)-hexoside

536.39

< 0.001

< 0.001

0.996

***

Gluconic acid

522.56

< 0.001

< 0.001

0.995

***

Gluconapin

381.36

< 0.001

< 0.001

0.994

***

p-Coumaric acid

207.03

< 0.001

< 0.001

0.989

***

Malic acid

186.54

< 0.001

< 0.001

0.987

***

Palmitoleic-linolenic-O- hexoside

65.61

< 0.001

< 0.001

0.965

***

Hydroxylinolenic acid

13.02

< 0.001

< 0.001

0.844

***

  1. ANOVA results for metabolites with FDR-adjusted p < 0.05. *** p < 0.001, ** p < 0.01, * p < 0.05. η² = eta-squared (effect size).n = 3 biological replicates per species.