“…As shown in the VIP plots ( Fig. 4 D), the VIP values for 2,4-heptadienal, 2,4-ethylhexanol, heptanal, hexyl butyrate, L-alanine-ethy, hexadecanal, 1-pentadecanal, 1-octanol, hexanoic acid, 2-nonanone, 2-butanol, 1-dodecanol, dibutyl phthalate, 3–3,3-dimethyl and 2- trans -dodecenal were greater than 1, suggesting that these volatile compounds were the contributors in the UAT groups and the control group [54] , and 2,4-heptadienal showed the highest VIP, which indicate that 2,4-heptadiena is the key biomarker of the different groups. The PLS-DA has been widely used in screening different sets of characteristic biomarkers.…”