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Table 2 Biomarkers of coffee intake discovered in observational studies

From: Biomarkers of intake for coffee, tea, and sweetened beverages

Beverage

No. subjects

Sample type

Analytical method

Enzymatic hydrolysis

Discriminating metabolites/candidate biomarkers (HMDB ID if available)

Association with

Reference

Coffee

111

Urine (24 h)

GC-MS

Yes

Isoferulic acid (HMDB0000955)

FFQ

[32]

Coffee

344

Urine (24 h)

GC-MS

Yes

Isoferulic acid (HMDB0000955)

24-HDR

[32]

Coffee

53

Urine (24 h and spot)

LC-MS

Yes

Chlorogenic acid (HMDB0003164), caffeic acid (HMDB0001964)

2-Day dietary record

[33]

Coffee

68

Urine (24 h)

FIA-MS

Yes

Dihydrocaffeic acid (not in HMDB), dihydrocaffeic acid 3-glucuronide (HMDB0041720)

FFQ

[36]

Coffee

39

Urine (morning spot)

LC-MS

No

Atractyligenin glucuronide (not in HMDB), cyclo(isoleucylprolyl) (not in HMDB), trigonelline (HMDB0000875), paraxanthine (HMDB0001860), theobromine (HMDB0002825), theophylline (HMDB0001889), 1-methylxanthine (HMDB0010738), hippuric acid (HMDB0000714), trimethyluric acid (HMDB0002123), 3-hydroxyhippuric acid (HMDB0006116), 5-acetylamino-6-formylamino-3-methyluracil (AFMU) (HMDB0011105), 1,3 or 3,7 dimethyluric acid (HMDB0001857, HMDB0001982), caffeine (HMDB0001847)

FFQ

[38]

Coffee

502

Serum

LC-MS, GC-MS

No

Trigonelline (HMDB0000875), quinic acid (HMDB0003072), 1-methylxanthine (HMDB0010738), paraxanthine (HMDB0001860), N-2-furoylglycine (HMDB0000439), catechol sulfate (not in HMDB)

FFQ

[39]

Coffee

498

Serum

LC-MS

No

Trigonelline (HMDB0000875), quinic acid (HMDB0003072), paraxanthine (HMDB0001860), N-2-furoylglycine (HMDB0000439), catechol sulfate (not in HMDB), caffeine (HMDB0001847), 1-methylxanthine (HMDB0010738), theophylline (HMDB0001889), trimethyluric acid (HMDB002123), hydroxyhippuric acid (HMDB0006116), 1,7-dimethyluric acid (HMDB0011103), 1-methyluric acid (HMDB0003099), cyclo(leu-pro) (HMDB0034276), 4-vinylphenol sulfate (HMDB0062775), hydroxyphenylpropionate (HMDB0000375), theobromine (HMDB0002825), cinnamoylglycine (HMDB0011621)

FFQ

[10]

Coffee

475

Urine (24 h)

LC-MS

No

Dihydroferulic acid sulfate (HMDB0041724), guaiacol glucuronide (not in HMDB), feruoylquinic acid (HMDB0030669), ferulic acid sulfate (HMDB0029200), feruoylquinic acid glucuronide (not in HMDB), 3-caffeoylquinic acid (HMDB0003164), p-coumaric acid sulfate (not in HMDB), caffeic acid sulfate (HMDB0041706), ferulic acid glucuronide (HMDB0041733), hydroxyhippuric acid (HMDB0006116), dihydrocaffeic acid sulfate (HMDB0041721), m-coumaric acid sulfate (not in HMDB), dihydroferulic acid glucuronide (HMDB0041723), p-hydroxyphenyllactic acid (HMDB0000755), guaiacol sulfate (not in HMDB), ethylcatechol glucuronide (not in HMDB)

24-HDR

[37]