Analysis of volatile organic compounds released from human lung cancer cells and from the urine of tumor-bearing mice

Table 3 Summary of common VOCs from cells and mice

Compound	CAS	classification	Retention time of standard (min)	Quantified ion (*m/z*)	Range of calibration (μM)	R²	LOD (μM)	LOQ (μM)
2-Butanone	78-93-3	ketones	10.5	72	0.1-10	0.992	0.058	0.176
2-Pentanone	107-87-9	ketones	14.7	86	0.02-10	0.999	0.006	0.017
2-Hexanone	591-78-6	ketones	19.8	100	0.1-10	1.000	0.014	0.042
2-Methylpyrazine	109-08-0	pyrazines	27.0	94	0.05-10	1.000	0.004	0.013
Dimethyl Succinate	106-65-0	esters	36.3	115	0.1-10	1.000	0.014	0.043
Acetophenone	98-86-2	ketones	38.1	105	0.02-10	1.000	0.033	0.101
Phenol	108-95-2	phenols	45.6	94	0.1-10	1.000	0.011	0.033

Calibration were performed, giving the calibration curve, the limit of detection (LOD) and limit of quantitation (LOQ)

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