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Assessment of XCMS Optimization Methods with Machine-Learning Performance. / Lassen, Johan; Nielsen, Kirstine Lykke; Johannsen, Mogens et al.
In: Analytical Chemistry, Vol. 93, No. 40, 10.2021, p. 13459-13466.Research output: Contribution to journal/Conference contribution in journal/Contribution to newspaper › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Assessment of XCMS Optimization Methods with Machine-Learning Performance
AU - Lassen, Johan
AU - Nielsen, Kirstine Lykke
AU - Johannsen, Mogens
AU - Villesen, Palle
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2021 American Chemical Society
PY - 2021/10
Y1 - 2021/10
N2 - The metabolomics field is under rapid development. In particular, biomarker identification and pathway analysis are growing, as untargeted metabolomics is usable for discovery research. Frequently, new processing and statistical strategies are proposed to accommodate the increasing demand for robust and standardized data. One such algorithm is XCMS, which processes raw data into integrated peaks. Multiple studies have tried to assess the effect of optimizing XCMS parameters, but it is challenging to quantify the quality of the XCMS output. In this study, we investigate the effect of two automated optimization tools (Autotuner and isotopologue parameter optimization (IPO)) using the prediction power of machine learning as a proxy for the quality of the data set. We show that optimized parameters outperform default XCMS settings and that manually chosen parameters by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) experts remain the best. Finally, the machine-learning approach of quality assessment is proposed for future evaluations of newly developed optimization methods because its performance directly measures the retained signal upon preprocessing.
AB - The metabolomics field is under rapid development. In particular, biomarker identification and pathway analysis are growing, as untargeted metabolomics is usable for discovery research. Frequently, new processing and statistical strategies are proposed to accommodate the increasing demand for robust and standardized data. One such algorithm is XCMS, which processes raw data into integrated peaks. Multiple studies have tried to assess the effect of optimizing XCMS parameters, but it is challenging to quantify the quality of the XCMS output. In this study, we investigate the effect of two automated optimization tools (Autotuner and isotopologue parameter optimization (IPO)) using the prediction power of machine learning as a proxy for the quality of the data set. We show that optimized parameters outperform default XCMS settings and that manually chosen parameters by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) experts remain the best. Finally, the machine-learning approach of quality assessment is proposed for future evaluations of newly developed optimization methods because its performance directly measures the retained signal upon preprocessing.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85117206136&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c02000
DO - 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c02000
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 34585906
AN - SCOPUS:85117206136
VL - 93
SP - 13459
EP - 13466
JO - Analytical Chemistry
JF - Analytical Chemistry
SN - 0003-2700
IS - 40
ER -