Table 2

Statistically significant metabolites involved in various evolved conditions

Evolved condition
Total number of metabolites taken into account
Number of over-abundant metabolites (di ≥ 1)
Number of less abundant metabolites (di ≤ -1)
Total number of differentially abundant metabolites
Number of intersecting metabolites
Total number of intersecting metabolites

MGAdp
111
48
7
55
27 (+)
31
DHAdp
111
39
22
61
4 (-)

MGAdpGal
111
37
6
43
7 (+)
10
DHAdpGal
111
18
19
37
3 (-)

MGStat
111
36
17
53
12 (+)
19
DHStat
111
20
21
41
7 (-)


Metabolites were assumed to be significant when their score di ≥ 1 or ≤ -1 (significance analysis of microarrays, T statistic value). (+), over-abundant/expressed candidates; (-), less abundant/under-expressed candidates.

Vijayendran et al. Genome Biology 2008 9:R72   doi:10.1186/gb-2008-9-4-r72