Exhaled volatile organic compounds for diagnosis and monitoring of asthma

Table 2 Discriminative volatile organic compounds between asthmatic and non-asthmatic subjects

Identified compound	Ref.
Acetic acid	[40]
Acetone	[40]
Alkane	[40]
1,2-Dichlorobenzene	[30]
3-(1-methylethyl)-benzene	[23]
Ethyl benzene	[30]
1-isopropyl-3-methylbenzene	[30]
Benzoic acid	[23]
butanoic acid	[23]
(Branched) hydrocarbon (C11H24)	[23]
(Branched) hydrocarbon (C13H28)	[23]
(Branched) hydrocarbon (C13H28)	[23]
Unsaturated hydrocarbon (C15H26)	[23]
2,4,6-Trimethyldecane	[29]
2,6,6-Trimethyldecane	[29]
Octadecyne	[30]
1,3-Dioxolane, 2-(phenylmethyl)	[35]
2,6,11-trimethyl dodecane	[40]
1-Dodecanol 3,7,11-trimethyl	[35]
2,3-dimethyl heptane	[40]
2,4-Dimethylheptane	[29]
2,3,5-Trimethylheptane	[29]
2,2,4-Trimethylheptane	[29]
4-isopropenyl-1-methylcyclohexene	[30]
isoprene	[40]
Isopropanol	[40]
1,7-Dimethylnaphtalene	[30]
4-Methyloctane	[40]
3,3-Dimethyloctane	[29]
2-Octenal	[30]
2-methyl-1-pentene	[29]
1-penten-2-on	[23]
1-(Methylsulfanyl)propane	[30]
Carbon disulphide (CS2)	[23]
toluene	[40]
2,8-Dimethylundecane	[29]
3,7-Dimethyl undecane	[40]
p-Xylene	[23]