Half-Elemental Diet Shifts the Human Intestinal Bacterial Compositions and Metabolites: A Pilot Study with Healthy Individuals

Table 3

The fecal metabolites exhibiting significant changes over time.

Metabolite	value^†
Butyric acid	0.0183
Deoxycholic acid	0.0183
FAD divalent	0.0183
Guanine	0.0183
2,5-Dihydroxybenzoic acid	0.0224
1-Methyl-4-imidazoleacetic acid	0.0224
Flavin mononucleotide	0.0381
Imidazole-4-acetic acid	0.0381
Asparagine	0.0381
Spermidine	0.0388
Proline	0.0388
N-Acetylglucosamine 1-phosphate	0.0388
Heptanoic acid	0.0388
8-Anilino-1-naphthalenesulfonic acid	0.0388
Glycocholic acid	0.0388
Taurocholic acid	0.0388
Carnitine	0.0388
Thymidine	0.0388
Isoglutamic acid	0.0498
Cadaverine	0.0498
S-Sulfocysteine	0.0498

^†Friedman test.