# Point in melonnpan output

**URL:** <https://forum.biobakery.org/t/point-in-melonnpan-output/5288>\
**Category:** MelonnPan\
**Created:** [May 16, 2023, 8:23am UTC](https://forum.biobakery.org/t/point-in-melonnpan-output/5288 "2023-05-16T08:23:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![xiaoafei](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/2acd7d/32.png) [@xiaoafei](https://forum.biobakery.org/u/xiaoafei)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2023, 8:23am UTC](https://forum.biobakery.org/t/point-in-melonnpan-output/5288/1 "2023-05-16T08:23:39Z")

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i notice that there are many metabolite’name contain point, such as  
C16.0.ceramide…d18.1. ; butyrate…isobutytare. ; methylbutyric.aid…valeric…isovaleric. ;  
i want to know what that point represent？

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**Author:** ![himel.mallick](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.biobakery.org/himel.mallick/32/1757_2.png) [@himel.mallick](https://forum.biobakery.org/u/himel.mallick)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2023, 7:17pm UTC](https://forum.biobakery.org/t/point-in-melonnpan-output/5288/2 "2023-05-24T19:17:10Z")

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Hi @xiaoafei - you can safely ignore those as they are simply R’s way of converting variable names.

Many thanks,  
Himel