Exhaled volatile organic compounds for diagnosis and monitoring of asthma

Table 4 Discriminating volatile organic compounds in asthmatic exacerbations and uncontrolled asthma

Identified compound	Ref.
Acetonitrile	[49]
Benzene	[39,45]
1.2-methyl-4H-1,3-benzoxathiine	[45]
2-ethyl-1,3-butadiene	[45]
2-Butanone, 3-methyl/butanal, 2-methyl	[39]
1-phenyl-1-butene	[45]
6,10-dimethyl-5,9-undecadien-2-one	[47]
2(or 3)-methylfuran	[47]
2-ethylhexanal	[47]
Cyclohexane	[45]
1,2-dimethylcyclohexane	[47]
Bicyclo[3.1.0]hex-2-ene, 4-methylene-1-(1-methylethyl)	[39]
Methanol	[49]
Nonanal	[47]
Pentadecane, 1-methoxy-13-methyl	[39]
3-methylpentane	[45]
2-ethyl-4-methyl-1-pentanol	[45]
(1E)-1-(methylsulphanyl)1-propene	[39]
Octanal	[47]
2-octen-1-ol	[45]
4-methyl-Bicyclo[2.2.2]octan-1-ol	[49]
2,2,4,4-Tetramethyloctane	[39]
4,6,9-nonadecatriene	[45]
p-xylene	[45]
O-xylene	[39]