Table 10 Significant correlations at the P < 0.05 threshold. Metabolite 7 is also significantly correlated with eye muscle area (0.72, 0.04), the only non-marbling fat association we could detect in comparing all oxysterol metabolites to all carcass phenotypes
ID | Oxysterol systematic name (abbreviation, systematic name) | Biceps IMF | Chuck IMF | Eye Round IMF | Loin IMF | Oyster IMF | MSA MB | AUS MB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Metabolite 1 | 24S-Hydroxycholesterol (24S-HC, Cholest-5-ene-3β,24S-diol) |  |  | 0.91, 0.001 |  | 0.84, 0.008 |  |  |
Metabolite 2 | 25-Hydroxycholesterol (25-HC, Cholest-5-ene-3β,25-diol) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Metabolite 3 | (25R)26-Hydroxycholesterol (26-HC, Cholest-5-en-3β,(25R)26-diol) |  | −0.83, 0.010 |  |  |  |  |  |
Metabolite 4 | 7-Oxocholesterol (7-OC, 3β-Hydroxycholest-5-en-7-one) |  | −0.73, 0.039 |  |  |  |  |  |
Metabolite 5 | 7α-Hydroxycholest-4-en-3-one (7α-HCO) |  |  |  |  |  | 0.71, 0.049 |  |
Metabolite 6 | 7α-Hydroxycholesterol (7α-HC, Cholest-5-en-3β,7α-diol) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Metabolite 7 | 7α,25-Dihydroxycholest-4-en-3-one (7α,25-diHCO) |  |  |  |  |  |  | −0.74, 0.032 |
Metabolite 8 | 7α,25-Dihydroxycholesterol (7α,25-diHC, Cholest-5-ene-3β,7α,25-triol) | 0.71, 0.049 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Metabolite 9 | 7α,26-Dihydroxycholest-4-en-3-one (7α,26-diHCO) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Metabolite 10 | 7α,26-Dihydroxycholesterol (7α,26-diHC, Cholest-5-ene-3β,7α,26-triol) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |