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Table 1 Main characteristics of the datasets used, extracted from the repository MetabolomeXchange

From: Evaluation and comparison of bioinformatic tools for the enrichment analysis of metabolomics data

Dataset

Repository reference

Condition of study

Metabolomic platform

Significant metabolites in publication

Total metabolites analysed by authors

Reference

1

ST000091

Type 1 diabetes

LC(RP)-MS

8

44

[11]

2

ST000383

Type 2 diabetes and obesity

GC-MS

27

106

[12]

3

MTBLS364

Smokers

NMR, LC(HILIC-/RP)-MS

81

–

[13]

4

MTBLS424

Breast cancer

NMR

22

25

[14]

5

ST000284

Colorectal cancer

LC(RP)-MS

42

113

[15]

  1. Abbreviations: GC gas chromatography, HILIC hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography, LC liquid chromatography, MS mass spectrometry, NMR nuclear magnetic resonance, RP reverse phase