#METABOLOMICS WORKBENCH Ahsan1629_20241104_134429 DATATRACK_ID:5343 STUDY_ID:ST003576 ANALYSIS_ID:AN005871 PROJECT_ID:PR002206
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#PROJECT
PR:PROJECT_TITLE                 	Comparison of the capillary and venous blood lipidomes- validation of the Tasso
PR:PROJECT_TITLE                 	SST capillary blood collection device for circulating lipid biomarker analysis
PR:PROJECT_SUMMARY               	Cumulative evidence identifies many circulating lipids can act as biomarkers of
PR:PROJECT_SUMMARY               	human health and status. To date, lipid biomarkers have largely been correlated
PR:PROJECT_SUMMARY               	to dietary patterns to reveal the beneficial effects of specific nutritional
PR:PROJECT_SUMMARY               	regimens and at the same time, for screening, early diagnosis, and therapeutic
PR:PROJECT_SUMMARY               	decision making in cardio-metabolic diseases, and in certain types of cancers.
PR:PROJECT_SUMMARY               	These studies use biofluids or tissues as a source of material for lipidomics.
PR:PROJECT_SUMMARY               	Blood is a readily accessible and most commonly analyzed biological fluid not
PR:PROJECT_SUMMARY               	only for plasma/serum based lipidomics studies but also for laboratory based
PR:PROJECT_SUMMARY               	multi-analyte panels (enzyme, metabolite, electrolyte, lipid, hormone, or
PR:PROJECT_SUMMARY               	vitamin levels) and biomarkers for diseases. Therefore, collection of
PR:PROJECT_SUMMARY               	high-quality volumetric blood for these purposes is important as composition of
PR:PROJECT_SUMMARY               	blood provides a wealth of reliable information concerning a patient’s health.
PR:PROJECT_SUMMARY               	Venipuncture is the clinical gold standard for blood collection, however,
PR:PROJECT_SUMMARY               	recently a single-use, clinical-grade, automatic at-home capillary blood
PR:PROJECT_SUMMARY               	collecting device called Tasso+ (formely called TassoOne™ hemolink)
PR:PROJECT_SUMMARY               	(https://www.tassoinc.com) has been introduced in both educational and
PR:PROJECT_SUMMARY               	healthcare institutions. A few studies have already reported the use of Tasso+
PR:PROJECT_SUMMARY               	in clinical and non-clinical settings and have also been assessed for clinical
PR:PROJECT_SUMMARY               	chemistry hematology, and serology with overall good analytical performance and
PR:PROJECT_SUMMARY               	participant acceptance, there are still no studies in literatures evaluating the
PR:PROJECT_SUMMARY               	suitability of Tasso-based collected blood for lipidomics. Therefore, the aim of
PR:PROJECT_SUMMARY               	this pilot study was to establish and validate the suitability of Tasso+-drawn
PR:PROJECT_SUMMARY               	blood plasma as an alternative to venous blood plasma for clinical lipidomics.
PR:PROJECT_SUMMARY               	For this purpose, blood was collected from healthy (non-fasting) consenting
PR:PROJECT_SUMMARY               	adults (n =10, age = >18 years old) under an approved IRB protocol at Wake
PR:PROJECT_SUMMARY               	Forest University School of Medicine. Subjects provided written consent to
PR:PROJECT_SUMMARY               	participate in the study and provided matched blood using traditional
PR:PROJECT_SUMMARY               	venipuncture and TASSO+ device. Comprehensive plasma lipidomics analysis of
PR:PROJECT_SUMMARY               	blood samples collected through venipuncture and Tasso+ devices was carried out
PR:PROJECT_SUMMARY               	to investigate and compare the performance and suitability of Tasso+ devices for
PR:PROJECT_SUMMARY               	lipidomics. Plasma was extracted from the respective venous and capillary blood
PR:PROJECT_SUMMARY               	samples and prepared for the global lipidomics on LC-MS coupled online via an
PR:PROJECT_SUMMARY               	ESI with a Q Exactive™ MS instrument. The lipidomics data was processed using
PR:PROJECT_SUMMARY               	MS-DIAL v. 4.9.221218 software and only lipids with MS2 level identification was
PR:PROJECT_SUMMARY               	used for statistical analyses. comprehensive statistical analysis with cross
PR:PROJECT_SUMMARY               	validation and multiple testing adjustments show that the lipid composition of
PR:PROJECT_SUMMARY               	paired Tasso+ and venous blood samples do not significantly differ (adjusted
PR:PROJECT_SUMMARY               	p-value > 0.05). A linear regression model with Spearman correlation analysis
PR:PROJECT_SUMMARY               	also showed a significant-to-perfect level (r = 0.95-0.99) of concordance
PR:PROJECT_SUMMARY               	between the matched samples. With the exception of monoacylglycerols (MG) and
PR:PROJECT_SUMMARY               	cardiolipins (CL), every class of lipid biomarkers also demonstrated
PR:PROJECT_SUMMARY               	substantially high degree of correlation (0.9-0.99) between paired venous and
PR:PROJECT_SUMMARY               	capillary blood. These findings demonstrate that capillary and venous blood
PR:PROJECT_SUMMARY               	plasma lipidomes are similar; indicating that self-administered capillary
PR:PROJECT_SUMMARY               	sampling could be used interchangeably with standardized venipuncture in
PR:PROJECT_SUMMARY               	clinical research settings.
PR:INSTITUTE                     	University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
PR:DEPARTMENT                    	Arkansas Children Nutrition Center, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
PR:LABORATORY                    	MCAC
PR:LAST_NAME                     	Hameed
PR:FIRST_NAME                    	Ahsan
PR:ADDRESS                       	15 Childern's way, Little Rock, AR, 72202, USA
PR:EMAIL                         	ahameed@uams.edu
PR:PHONE                         	5019441248
PR:FUNDING_SOURCE                	This work was supported by grants from the NIH and Department of Veterans
PR:FUNDING_SOURCE                	Affairs to AJM (U54NS121688 and BX006469-01). Drs. Morris and Rahbar are members
PR:FUNDING_SOURCE                	of the Blood Biomarkers Core Group of the U54 NS121688 supported Care4Kids
PR:FUNDING_SOURCE                	Consortium.
#STUDY
ST:STUDY_TITLE                   	Comparison of the capillary and venous blood lipidomes- validation of the Tasso
ST:STUDY_TITLE                   	SST capillary blood collection device for circulating lipid biomarker analysis
ST:STUDY_SUMMARY                 	Venipuncture of the upper extremities continues to be the standard method of
ST:STUDY_SUMMARY                 	whole blood collection used for lipidomics, but self-administered Tasso+TM
ST:STUDY_SUMMARY                 	capillary sampling is now an accepted clinical method. Wide adoption of the
ST:STUDY_SUMMARY                 	capillary blood test method for lipid biomarker measurements would require
ST:STUDY_SUMMARY                 	distinguishing between the universal global lipid levels variations in venous
ST:STUDY_SUMMARY                 	versus capillary blood. As lipids are biomarkers for a number of disorders, and
ST:STUDY_SUMMARY                 	because they may provide valuable information on nutritional and toxicological
ST:STUDY_SUMMARY                 	status, we view this study as an example of broader biomarker assay consistency.
ST:STUDY_SUMMARY                 	Because exchange of blood components including lipids occurs in capillaries, the
ST:STUDY_SUMMARY                 	capillary and venous blood lipidomes might be different. Here we compared the
ST:STUDY_SUMMARY                 	lipidomes of Tasso+ drawn capillary blood plasma to venous blood plasma by
ST:STUDY_SUMMARY                 	high-resolution mass spectrometry based lipidomics, in 10 human subjects. While
ST:STUDY_SUMMARY                 	we found substantial inter individual variability when comparing lipid profiles,
ST:STUDY_SUMMARY                 	comprehensive statistical analysis with cross validation and multiple testing
ST:STUDY_SUMMARY                 	adjustments show that the lipid composition of paired Tasso+ and venous blood
ST:STUDY_SUMMARY                 	samples do not significantly differ (adjusted p-value > 0.05). A linear
ST:STUDY_SUMMARY                 	regression model with Spearman correlation analysis also showed a
ST:STUDY_SUMMARY                 	significant-to-perfect level (r = 0.95-0.99) of concordance between the matched
ST:STUDY_SUMMARY                 	samples. With the exception of monoacylglycerols (MG) and cardiolipins (CL),
ST:STUDY_SUMMARY                 	every class of lipid biomarkers also demonstrated substantially high degree of
ST:STUDY_SUMMARY                 	correlation (0.9-0.99) between paired venous and capillary blood. These findings
ST:STUDY_SUMMARY                 	demonstrate that capillary and venous blood plasma lipidomes are similar;
ST:STUDY_SUMMARY                 	indicating that self-administered capillary sampling could be used
ST:STUDY_SUMMARY                 	interchangeably with standardized venipuncture in clinical research settings.
ST:INSTITUTE                     	University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
ST:DEPARTMENT                    	Arkansas Children Nutrition Center, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
ST:LABORATORY                    	MCAC
ST:LAST_NAME                     	Hameed
ST:FIRST_NAME                    	Ahsan
ST:ADDRESS                       	15 Childern's way, Little Rock, AR, 72202, USA
ST:EMAIL                         	ahameed@uams.edu
ST:PHONE                         	5019441248
ST:NUM_GROUPS                    	4
ST:TOTAL_SUBJECTS                	10
ST:NUM_MALES                     	5
ST:NUM_FEMALES                   	5
#SUBJECT
SU:SUBJECT_TYPE                  	Human
SU:SUBJECT_SPECIES               	Homo sapiens
SU:TAXONOMY_ID                   	9606
SU:AGE_OR_AGE_RANGE              	30.8 ± 10.4
SU:WEIGHT_OR_WEIGHT_RANGE        	>100 lbs
SU:HEIGHT_OR_HEIGHT_RANGE        	not recorded
SU:GENDER                        	Male and female
SU:HUMAN_RACE                    	90% white, 10% asian
SU:HUMAN_ETHNICITY               	0% hispanic
SU:HUMAN_EXCLUSION_CRITERIA      	Exclusion criteria were known pregnancy, any known inflammatory disease, a
SU:HUMAN_EXCLUSION_CRITERIA      	positive COVID-19 test or case within the past 2 weeks, and any aspirin or NSAID
SU:HUMAN_EXCLUSION_CRITERIA      	use within the past 24-48 hrs.
#SUBJECT_SAMPLE_FACTORS:         	SUBJECT(optional)[tab]SAMPLE[tab]FACTORS(NAME:VALUE pairs separated by |)[tab]Raw file names and additional sample data
SUBJECT_SAMPLE_FACTORS           	Sample_001_Veni	Sample_001_Veni	Mode of whole blood collection:Venipuncture | Type of blood:Venous | Sample source:Plasma	RAW_FILE_NAME(Raw file name)=Sample_01_Veni_pos.mzML; RAW_FILE_NAME(Raw file name)=Sample_01_Veni_neg.mzML
SUBJECT_SAMPLE_FACTORS           	Sample_003_Veni	Sample_003_Veni	Mode of whole blood collection:Venipuncture | Type of blood:Venous | Sample source:Plasma	RAW_FILE_NAME(Raw file name)=Sample_02_Veni_pos.mzML; RAW_FILE_NAME(Raw file name)=Sample_02_Veni_neg.mzML
SUBJECT_SAMPLE_FACTORS           	Sample_004_Veni	Sample_004_Veni	Mode of whole blood collection:Venipuncture | Type of blood:Venous | Sample source:Plasma	RAW_FILE_NAME(Raw file name)=Sample_03_Veni_pos.mzML; RAW_FILE_NAME(Raw file name)=Sample_03_Veni_neg.mzML
SUBJECT_SAMPLE_FACTORS           	Sample_005_Veni	Sample_005_Veni	Mode of whole blood collection:Venipuncture | Type of blood:Venous | Sample source:Plasma	RAW_FILE_NAME(Raw file name)=Sample_04_Veni_pos.mzML; RAW_FILE_NAME(Raw file name)=Sample_04_Veni_neg.mzML
SUBJECT_SAMPLE_FACTORS           	Sample_007_Veni	Sample_007_Veni	Mode of whole blood collection:Venipuncture | Type of blood:Venous | Sample source:Plasma	RAW_FILE_NAME(Raw file name)=Sample_05_Veni_pos.mzML; RAW_FILE_NAME(Raw file name)=Sample_05_Veni_neg.mzML
SUBJECT_SAMPLE_FACTORS           	Sample_008_Veni	Sample_008_Veni	Mode of whole blood collection:Venipuncture | Type of blood:Venous | Sample source:Plasma	RAW_FILE_NAME(Raw file name)=Sample_06_Veni_pos.mzML; RAW_FILE_NAME(Raw file name)=Sample_06_Veni_neg.mzML
SUBJECT_SAMPLE_FACTORS           	Sample_009_Veni	Sample_009_Veni	Mode of whole blood collection:Venipuncture | Type of blood:Venous | Sample source:Plasma	RAW_FILE_NAME(Raw file name)=Sample_07_Veni_pos.mzML; RAW_FILE_NAME(Raw file name)=Sample_07_Veni_neg.mzML
SUBJECT_SAMPLE_FACTORS           	Sample_010_Veni	Sample_010_Veni	Mode of whole blood collection:Venipuncture | Type of blood:Venous | Sample source:Plasma	RAW_FILE_NAME(Raw file name)=Sample_08_Veni_pos.mzML; RAW_FILE_NAME(Raw file name)=Sample_08_Veni_neg.mzML
SUBJECT_SAMPLE_FACTORS           	Sample_011_Veni	Sample_011_Veni	Mode of whole blood collection:Venipuncture | Type of blood:Venous | Sample source:Plasma	RAW_FILE_NAME(Raw file name)=Sample_09_Veni_pos.mzML; RAW_FILE_NAME(Raw file name)=Sample_09_Veni_neg.mzML
SUBJECT_SAMPLE_FACTORS           	Sample_012_Veni	Sample_012_Veni	Mode of whole blood collection:Venipuncture | Type of blood:Venous | Sample source:Plasma	RAW_FILE_NAME(Raw file name)=Sample_010_Veni_pos.mzML; RAW_FILE_NAME(Raw file name)=Sample_010_Veni_neg.mzML
SUBJECT_SAMPLE_FACTORS           	Sample_001_Tasso	Sample_001_Tasso	Mode of whole blood collection:Tasso+ drawn | Type of blood:Capillary | Sample source:Plasma	RAW_FILE_NAME(Raw file name)=Sample_01_Tasso_pos.mzML; RAW_FILE_NAME(Raw file name)=Sample_01_Tasso_neg.mzML
SUBJECT_SAMPLE_FACTORS           	Sample_003_Tasso	Sample_003_Tasso	Mode of whole blood collection:Tasso+ drawn | Type of blood:Capillary | Sample source:Plasma	RAW_FILE_NAME(Raw file name)=Sample_02_Tasso_pos.mzML; RAW_FILE_NAME(Raw file name)=Sample_02_Tasso_neg.mzML
SUBJECT_SAMPLE_FACTORS           	Sample_004_Tasso	Sample_004_Tasso	Mode of whole blood collection:Tasso+ drawn | Type of blood:Capillary | Sample source:Plasma	RAW_FILE_NAME(Raw file name)=Sample_03_Tasso_pos.mzML; RAW_FILE_NAME(Raw file name)=Sample_03_Tasso_neg.mzML
SUBJECT_SAMPLE_FACTORS           	Sample_005_Tasso	Sample_005_Tasso	Mode of whole blood collection:Tasso+ drawn | Type of blood:Capillary | Sample source:Plasma	RAW_FILE_NAME(Raw file name)=Sample_04_Tasso_pos.mzML; RAW_FILE_NAME(Raw file name)=Sample_04_Tasso_neg.mzML
SUBJECT_SAMPLE_FACTORS           	Sample_007_Tasso	Sample_007_Tasso	Mode of whole blood collection:Tasso+ drawn | Type of blood:Capillary | Sample source:Plasma	RAW_FILE_NAME(Raw file name)=Sample_05_Tasso_pos.mzML; RAW_FILE_NAME(Raw file name)=Sample_05_Tasso_neg.mzML
SUBJECT_SAMPLE_FACTORS           	Sample_008_Tasso	Sample_008_Tasso	Mode of whole blood collection:Tasso+ drawn | Type of blood:Capillary | Sample source:Plasma	RAW_FILE_NAME(Raw file name)=Sample_06_Tasso_pos.mzML; RAW_FILE_NAME(Raw file name)=Sample_06_Tasso_neg.mzML
SUBJECT_SAMPLE_FACTORS           	Sample_009_Tasso	Sample_009_Tasso	Mode of whole blood collection:Tasso+ drawn | Type of blood:Capillary | Sample source:Plasma	RAW_FILE_NAME(Raw file name)=Sample_07_Tasso_pos.mzML; RAW_FILE_NAME(Raw file name)=Sample_07_Tasso_neg.mzML
SUBJECT_SAMPLE_FACTORS           	Sample_010_Tasso	Sample_010_Tasso	Mode of whole blood collection:Tasso+ drawn | Type of blood:Capillary | Sample source:Plasma	RAW_FILE_NAME(Raw file name)=Sample_08_Tasso_pos.mzML; RAW_FILE_NAME(Raw file name)=Sample_08_Tasso_neg.mzML
SUBJECT_SAMPLE_FACTORS           	Sample_011_Tasso	Sample_011_Tasso	Mode of whole blood collection:Tasso+ drawn | Type of blood:Capillary | Sample source:Plasma	RAW_FILE_NAME(Raw file name)=Sample_09_Tasso_pos.mzML; RAW_FILE_NAME(Raw file name)=Sample_09_Tasso_neg.mzML
SUBJECT_SAMPLE_FACTORS           	Sample_012_Tasso	Sample_012_Tasso	Mode of whole blood collection:Tasso+ drawn | Type of blood:Capillary | Sample source:Plasma	RAW_FILE_NAME(Raw file name)=Sample_010_Tasso_pos.mzML; RAW_FILE_NAME(Raw file name)=Sample_010_Tasso_neg.mzML
#COLLECTION
CO:COLLECTION_SUMMARY            	Blood was collected from healthy (non-fasting) consenting adults (>18 years old)
CO:COLLECTION_SUMMARY            	under an approved IRB protocol at Wake Forest University School of Medicine.
CO:COLLECTION_SUMMARY            	Subjects provided written consent to participate in the study and provided
CO:COLLECTION_SUMMARY            	matched blood using traditional venipuncture and TASSO+ device. In both methods,
CO:COLLECTION_SUMMARY            	blood was drawn into an EDTA tube; for venipuncture we used BD EDTA vacutainers
CO:COLLECTION_SUMMARY            	(3mL) and for the Tasso+ device we used a BD Microtainer® EDTA (light purple
CO:COLLECTION_SUMMARY            	top) blood collection tube (250-500 ul) that was compatible with the TASSO+
CO:COLLECTION_SUMMARY            	device. Exclusion criteria were known pregnancy, any known inflammatory disease,
CO:COLLECTION_SUMMARY            	a positive COVID-19 test or case within the past 2 weeks, and any aspirin or
CO:COLLECTION_SUMMARY            	NSAID use within the past 24-48 hrs. In this pilot we recruited 10 healthy
CO:COLLECTION_SUMMARY            	subjects. Once collected, blood was inverted gently a few times to ensure mixing
CO:COLLECTION_SUMMARY            	with EDTA and then was centrifuged at 1500g for 15 minutes at 4C to obtain
CO:COLLECTION_SUMMARY            	plasma. Plasma was aliquoted and stored in cryovials at -80C for future
CO:COLLECTION_SUMMARY            	biomarker testing.
CO:SAMPLE_TYPE                   	Blood (plasma)
CO:COLLECTION_METHOD             	venipuncture and TASSO+
CO:COLLECTION_LOCATION           	arm
CO:COLLECTION_FREQUENCY          	once
CO:COLLECTION_DURATION           	<10 min
CO:STORAGE_CONDITIONS            	-80℃
CO:STORAGE_VIALS                 	EDTA
CO:COLLECTION_TUBE_TEMP          	room temperature
#TREATMENT
TR:TREATMENT_SUMMARY             	Not Applicable
TR:HUMAN_FASTING                 	none
#SAMPLEPREP
SP:SAMPLEPREP_SUMMARY            	Lipid extraction was performed in 4 mL borosilicate glass tubes with Teflon
SP:SAMPLEPREP_SUMMARY            	lined cap employing the modified Folch method. Briefly, aliquot 50 µL plasma
SP:SAMPLEPREP_SUMMARY            	samples were thawed at room temperature and extracted with 2 : 1 ratio of
SP:SAMPLEPREP_SUMMARY            	CH2Cl2/MeOH containing 450 µL 0.1M HCl. Every sample was spiked with 10 µL
SP:SAMPLEPREP_SUMMARY            	lipid internal standard purchased from Avanti (Splash Lipidomix, Alabaster,
SP:SAMPLEPREP_SUMMARY            	United States) and included phosphatidylcholine 15:0–18:1(d7) PC,
SP:SAMPLEPREP_SUMMARY            	phosphatidylethanolamine 15:0–18:1(d7) PE, phosphatidylserine 15:0–18:1(d7)
SP:SAMPLEPREP_SUMMARY            	PS, phosphatidylglycerol 15:0–18:1(d7) PG, phosphatidylinositol
SP:SAMPLEPREP_SUMMARY            	15:0–18:1(d7), PI, phosphatidic acid 15:0–18:1(d7) PA,
SP:SAMPLEPREP_SUMMARY            	lysophosphatidylcholine 18:1(d7) LPC, lysophosphatidylethanolamine 18:1(d7) LPE,
SP:SAMPLEPREP_SUMMARY            	cholesteryl ester 18:1(d7) CE, monoacylglycerol 18:1(d7) MG, diacylglycerol
SP:SAMPLEPREP_SUMMARY            	15:0–18:1(d7) DG, triacylglycerol 15:0–18:1(d7)-15:0 TG, sphingomyelin
SP:SAMPLEPREP_SUMMARY            	18:1(d9) SM and Cholesterol (d7). The solvent mixture was vortexed for 10 min
SP:SAMPLEPREP_SUMMARY            	after which 1 mL of chloroform and 1.3 mL of 0.1M HCl was added for phase
SP:SAMPLEPREP_SUMMARY            	separation. The mixture was vortexed again for another 10 min followed by
SP:SAMPLEPREP_SUMMARY            	centrifugation at 4000 rcf for 10 min. The lower phase was carefully transferred
SP:SAMPLEPREP_SUMMARY            	to a new 4 mL borosilicate glass vial and then dried under nitrogen gas using
SP:SAMPLEPREP_SUMMARY            	TurboVap evaporator. The dried samples were reconstituted in methanol stored at
SP:SAMPLEPREP_SUMMARY            	-80 ℃ until analysis. Two quality control (QC) samples were prepared by
SP:SAMPLEPREP_SUMMARY            	combining material from each biological sample (n = 10; 10 µL of each
SP:SAMPLEPREP_SUMMARY            	sample) of each group.
SP:PROCESSING_STORAGE_CONDITIONS 	On ice
#CHROMATOGRAPHY
CH:CHROMATOGRAPHY_TYPE           	Reversed phase
CH:INSTRUMENT_NAME               	Thermo Dionex Ultimate 3000
CH:COLUMN_NAME                   	Waters ACQUITY UPLC BEH C8 (50 mm x 2.1 mm, 1.7 µm)
CH:SOLVENT_A                     	40% acetonitrile/60% water; 10 mM ammonium formate; 0.1% formic acid
CH:SOLVENT_B                     	90% isopropanol/10% acetonitrile; 10 mM ammonium formate; 0.1% formic acid
CH:FLOW_GRADIENT                 	0–24.00 min, 32% B; 25.0– 28.0 min, 32–97% B; 29.0–29.1 min, 97–32% B;
CH:FLOW_GRADIENT                 	29.2–35.0 min, 32– 32% B
CH:FLOW_RATE                     	0.250 mL/min
CH:COLUMN_TEMPERATURE            	40
#ANALYSIS
AN:ANALYSIS_TYPE                 	MS
AN:LABORATORY_NAME               	MCAC
AN:OPERATOR_NAME                 	Ahsan Hameed
#MS
MS:INSTRUMENT_NAME               	Thermo Exactive Plus Orbitrap
MS:INSTRUMENT_TYPE               	Orbitrap
MS:MS_TYPE                       	ESI
MS:ION_MODE                      	POSITIVE
MS:MS_COMMENTS                   	A Dionex UltiMate 3000 ultra-high performance liquid chromatography (UHPLC)
MS:MS_COMMENTS                   	system (Santa Clara, CA, USA) coupled to an electrospray ionization source (ESI)
MS:MS_COMMENTS                   	with a Q Exactive™ Plus MS instrument (Thermo Fisher Scientific, USA) was used
MS:MS_COMMENTS                   	for the untargeted lipidomic analysis. For data aquisition, 10 µL aliquots of
MS:MS_COMMENTS                   	sample solution, maintained at 4 ̊C in an auto-sampler, was injected. Separate
MS:MS_COMMENTS                   	datasets were acquired in positive and negative ionization modes using a heated
MS:MS_COMMENTS                   	electrospray ionization source. The source and ion transfer parameters applied
MS:MS_COMMENTS                   	were as follows: spray voltage 3.5 kV (positive) and 2.8 kV (negative). For both
MS:MS_COMMENTS                   	ionization modes, the sheath gas, aux gas, capillary temperature and heater
MS:MS_COMMENTS                   	temperature were maintained at 12, 5 (arbitrary units), 320 and 300,
MS:MS_COMMENTS                   	respectively. The S-Lens RF level was set at 60. The Orbitrap mass analyzer was
MS:MS_COMMENTS                   	operated at a resolving power of 70 000 in full-scan mode (scan range: 80–1200
MS:MS_COMMENTS                   	m/z; automatic gain control (AGC) target: 5 x 106 ) and 15 000 in the Top 5
MS:MS_COMMENTS                   	data-dependent MS2 mode (stepped normalized collision energy: 20; injection
MS:MS_COMMENTS                   	time: 250 ms; isolation window: 1.0 m/z; AGC target: 5 x 106 ) with a dynamic
MS:MS_COMMENTS                   	exclusion setting of 6.0 s. LC-MS grade methanol was used to minimize intensity
MS:MS_COMMENTS                   	of the background signal. Product ion scans in positive and negative ion mode
MS:MS_COMMENTS                   	were performed on each sample, to maximize numbers of lipid species identified.
MS:MS_COMMENTS                   	Sampling order was randomized prior to analysis.
MS:MS_RESULTS_FILE               	ST003576_AN005871_Results.txt	UNITS:Peak area	Has m/z:Yes	Has RT:Yes	RT units:Minutes
#END