Research Article

Follicular Fluid Metabolite Changes in Dairy Cows with Inactive Ovary Identified Using Untargeted Metabolomics

Table 2

Differential follicular fluid metabolites of E and IO cows screened by LC-MS.

IDMetabolitesRT(s)VIP value valueChange trendMode

1Valine302.691.920.0001ESI-
2L-Glutamine406.311.470.0337ESI+
34-Methyl 2-oxo-2-valerate57.881.830.0018ESI-
4Benzene pyruvic acid92.351.410.0330ESI-
52,5-Dihydroxybenzoic acid61.341.440.0233ESI-
6Choline280.861.700.0100ESI+
7Lysophosphatidylcholine211.141.850.0069ESI+
8Phosphatidylcholine36.101.130.0403ESI+
9Phosphatidylethanolamine58.741.680.0153ESI+
10Arachidonic acid46.471.450.0435ESI-
11(5Z, 8Z, 14Z) -11,12-dihydroxy eicosapentaenoic acid -5,8, and 14-trienoic acid78.281.660.0098ESI-
12Maltose416.441.330.0276ESI-
136-Hydroxy-5-methoxyindole glucuronic acid313.811.590.0043ESI+
14Uric acid322.521.730.0202ESI+

The change trend indicates concentration in the IO group (inactive ovary cows, ) higher or lower than that in the E group (estrus cows, ). RT: retention time; s: second; VIP: variable importance in projection.