Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY
Volume 239, Issue 2-3, Pages 227-233Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijms.2004.08.010
Keywords
breath test; proton-transfer-reaction mass spectrometry (PTR-MS); volatile organic compound (VOC) sleep
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Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in exhaled breath gas provide valuable information about the subjects' physiological and pathophysiological condition. Proton-transfer-reaction mass spectrometry (PTR-MS) allows rapid and online measurements of these substances. We present results of three studies illustrating the potential of breath gas analysis by PTR-MS in various contexts: long-time online monitoring of VOCs in sleeping subjects suggests that VOC profiles are related to sleep stages. Analysis of VOC concentrations in the breath of carbohydrate malabsorbers emphasizes the role played by bacteria in the gut. Finally, we demonstrate the large intra- and intersubject concentration variability of VOCs by considering one particular mass. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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