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. 2019 Dec 19;16(1):7.
doi: 10.1007/s11306-019-1629-8.

Citrate NMR peak irreproducibility in blood samples after reacquisition of spectra

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Citrate NMR peak irreproducibility in blood samples after reacquisition of spectra

Munsoor A Hanifa et al. Metabolomics. .

Abstract

Background: In our metabolomics studies we have noticed that repeated NMR acquisition on the same sample can result in altered metabolite signal intensities.

Aims: To investigate the reproducibility of repeated NMR acquisition on selected metabolites in serum and plasma from two large human metabolomics studies.

Methods: Two peak regions for each metabolite were integrated and changes occurring after reacquisition were correlated.

Results: Integral changes were generally small, but serum citrate signals decreased significantly in some samples.

Conclusions: Several metabolite integrals were not reproducible in some of the repeated spectra. Following established protocols, randomising analysis order and biomarker validation are important.

Keywords: Metabolomics; NMR; Plasma; Reproducibility; Serum.

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