PMID- 32971497 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20210617 LR - 20210617 IS - 1873-264X (Electronic) IS - 0731-7085 (Linking) VI - 191 DP - 2020 Nov 30 TI - The role of gut microbiota (GM) and GM-related metabolites in diabetes and obesity. A review of analytical methods used to measure GM-related metabolites in fecal samples with a focus on metabolites' derivatization step. PG - 113617 LID - S0731-7085(20)31503-X [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.jpba.2020.113617 [doi] AB - Disruption of gut microbiota (GM) composition is increasingly related to the pathogenesis of various metabolic diseases. Additionally, GM is responsible for the production and transformation of metabolites involved in the development of metabolic disorders, such as obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). The current state of knowledge regarding the composition of GM and GM-related metabolites in relation to the progress and development of obesity and T2DM is presented in this review. To understand the relationships between GM-related metabolites and the development of metabolic disorders, their accurate qualitative and quantitative measurement in biological samples is needed. Feces represent a valuable biological matrix which composition may reflect the health status of the lower gastrointestinal tract and the whole organism. Mass spectrometry (MS), mainly in combination with gas chromatography (GC) or liquid chromatography (LC), is commonly used to measure fecal metabolites. However, profiling metabolites in such a complex matrix as feces is challenging from both analytical chemistry and biochemistry standpoints. Chemical derivatization is one of the most effective methods used to overcome these problems. In this review, we provide a comprehensive summary of the derivatization methods of GM-related metabolites prior to GC-MS or LC-MS analysis, which have been published in the last five years (2015-2020). Additionally, analytical methods used for the analysis of GM-related metabolites without the derivatization step are also presented. CI - Copyright (c) 2020 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. FAU - Mojsak, Patrycja AU - Mojsak P AD - Metabolomics Laboratory, Clinical Research Centre, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland. FAU - Rey-Stolle, Fernanda AU - Rey-Stolle F AD - Centre for Metabolomics and Bioanalysis (CEMBIO), Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, Urbanizacion Monteprincipe, 28660 Boadilla del Monte, Madrid, Spain. FAU - Parfieniuk, Ewa AU - Parfieniuk E AD - Metabolomics Laboratory, Clinical Research Centre, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland. FAU - Kretowski, Adam AU - Kretowski A AD - Metabolomics Laboratory, Clinical Research Centre, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland; Department of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Internal Medicine, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland. FAU - Ciborowski, Michal AU - Ciborowski M AD - Metabolomics Laboratory, Clinical Research Centre, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland. Electronic address: michal.ciborowski@umb.edu.pl. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20200915 PL - England TA - J Pharm Biomed Anal JT - Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis JID - 8309336 SB - IM MH - *Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 MH - Feces MH - Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry MH - *Gastrointestinal Microbiome MH - Humans MH - Obesity OTO - NOTNLM OT - Derivatization OT - Diabetes OT - GC-MS OT - LC-MS OT - Microbiota OT - Obesity COIS- Declaration of Competing Interest The authors report no declarations of interest. EDAT- 2020/09/25 06:00 MHDA- 2021/06/22 06:00 CRDT- 2020/09/24 20:19 PHST- 2020/05/15 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/08/31 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2020/09/02 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/09/25 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/06/22 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/09/24 20:19 [entrez] AID - S0731-7085(20)31503-X [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.jpba.2020.113617 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Pharm Biomed Anal. 2020 Nov 30;191:113617. doi: 10.1016/j.jpba.2020.113617. Epub 2020 Sep 15.