Both pentane and isoprene are excreted in human breath. Although pentane is considered
an index of lipid peroxidation, the significance of isoprene is unknown. Having a similar …

Breath analysis is a non-invasive method for investigation of the volatile compounds
produced by humans. Pentane has often been taken as an indicator of lipid peroxidation …

Literature values for breath pentane, an indicator of lipid peroxidation, vary by 1,000-fold in
healthy subjects. This report describes multiple technical artifacts that may explain this …

The concentrations of acetone, isoprene, and pentane in alveolar breath were examined in
50 smokers and 50 nonsmokers by gas chromatography. The baseline pentane in smokers …

Pentane and isoprene concentrations were analyzed in single end-expiratory breath
samples using gas chromatography. Breath analysis was performed in 15 patients with …

Previous studies have raised the question of whether pentane is a normal constituent of
human breath, since its concentrations in inspired room air and expired breath are often …

Volatile hydrocarbons such as ethane and n-pentane are known to originate from
peroxidation of polyunsaturated fatty acids in membrane lipids and they are accepted as a …

We describe a method for the collection of expired air and further document the performance
of our analytical technique that is used to measure ethane and pentane simultaneously …

Aim: Exhaled ethane, pentane and isoprene have been proposed as biomarkers of oxidative
stress. The objectives were to explore whether ethane, pentane and isoprene are produced …

Numerous studies in animals and humans provide evidence that ethane and pentane in
expired air are useful markers of in vivo lipid peroxidation. The measurement of breath …