Serum metabolites of samples collected from three time-points i.e., baseline (prior to drink consumption), 30 and 120min of OGTT were analyzed and profiled by 1H NMR spectroscopy (Bruker Advance 600, Canada) as previously described by our laboratory [16 (link)]. Briefly, serum samples (350 μL) were first filtered through pre-washed 10-kDa ultra centrifugal filters, and the filtrate was transferred to phosphate buffer containing NaN3 and dimethyl silapentane sulfonate (DSS). Samples were brought to a final volume of 450 μL with D2O, so that the concentration of DSS in the sample remained at 0.5M, before the analysis. Resultant data was individually processed and profiled using Chenomx NMR Suite 7.5 (Chenomx, Canada).
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