ART4 and lung carcinoma: For example, Ahmed et al. found elevated levels of propionate, ethanol, acetate, and acetone in the EBC of patients with lung cancer, compared with patients who had benign respiratory conditions, although curiously, propionate and acetate were found to be decreased in the sputum of lung cancer patients, along with glucose, N-acetyl sugars, glycoprotein, lysine, and formate [150].