Metabolomics analysis reveals specific novel tetrapeptide and potential anti-inflammatory metabolites in pathogenic aspergillus species

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 13850-13867

  Lee, Kim Chung ^a   Tam, Emily W T ^a   Lo, Ka Ching ^a   Tsang, Alan K L ^a   Lau, Candy C Y ^a   To, Kelvin K W ^a,b   Chan, Jasper F W ^a,b   Lam, Ching Wan ^a   Yuen, Kwok Yung ^a,b   Lau, Susanna K P ^a,b   Woo, Patrick C Y ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Aspergillus; Biomarkers; Metabolites; Metabolomics; Tetrapeptide

Indexed keywords

1 METHYLGUANINE; 2 ACETOXY BENZOIC ACID; 7 METHYLGUANINE; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ASPERGITIDE; BENZOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; HYDROXY SULFOOXY BENZOIC ACID; SALICYLIC ACID; SULFOOXY BENZOIC ACID; TETRAPEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PEPTIDE FRAGMENT;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; ASPERGILLUS NOMIUS; ASPERGILLUS TAMARII; ASPERGILLUS TERREUS; BIOINFORMATICS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSPRAY MASS SPECTROMETRY; ION PAIR CHROMATOGRAPHY; METABOLITE; METABOLOMICS; NONHUMAN; PARTIAL LEAST SQUARES REGRESSION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY; ULTRA PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MATRIX-ASSISTED LASER DESORPTION-IONIZATION MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLISM; METABOLOME; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; ASPERGILLUS NOMIUS; ASPERGILLUS TAMARII; ASPERGILLUS TERREUS; FUNGI;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS; HUMANS; METABOLOME; METABOLOMICS; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; SPECTROMETRY, MASS, ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION; SPECTROMETRY, MASS, MATRIX-ASSISTED LASER DESORPTION-IONIZATION; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 84934908304     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms160613850     Document Type: Article

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