A component of the dietary peptide anserine.
Amino Acids test [Great Plains Laboratory / Doctor's Data]
Amino acids are the basic structural units that comprise proteins and are found throughout the body. Many inborn errors of amino acid metabolism that affect amino acid transport or metabolism have been identified, such as phenylketonuria and tyrosinemia. Amino acid disorders can manifest at any age, but most become evident in infancy or early childhood. These disorders result in the accumulation or the deficiency of 1 or more amino acids in biological fluids, which leads to the clinical signs and symptoms of the particular amino acid disorder.
The clinical presentation is dependent upon the specific amino acid disorder. In general, affected patients may experience failure to thrive, neurologic symptoms, digestive problems, dermatologic findings, and physical and cognitive delays. If not diagnosed and treated promptly, amino acid disorders can result in intellectual disabilities and possibly death.
In addition, amino acid analysis may have clinical importance in the evaluation of several acquired conditions including endocrine disorders, liver diseases, muscle diseases, neoplastic diseases, neurological disorders, nutritional disturbances, kidney failure, and burns. General elevations in urine amino acid levels, called aminoaciduria, can be seen in disorders with amino acid transport defects such as lysinuric protein intolerance and Hartnup disease, as well as in conditions with renal tubular dysfunction including Lowe syndrome and Dent disease.
Biomarkers in this category
46 biomarkers · optimal ranges shown
Dietary Peptide Related Markers
also known as Alpha-amino-N-butyric acid (A-ANB)
An intermediary metabolite of lysine and tryptophan.
Ammonia is a waste product naturally produced in the body. It primarily comes from the digestion of protein by bacteria in the intestines. If not processed by the liver and cleared from the body appropriately, excess ammonia can accumulate in the blood and pass from the blood into the brain, where it is toxic.
Dietary Peptide Related Markers
Nonessential Protein Amino Acids
Dietary Peptide Related Markers
B-Vitamin Markers
Dietary Peptide Related Markers
represents the actual creatinine concentration in the specimen that was submitted.
B-Vitamin Markers
Nonessential Protein Amino Acids
Nonessential Protein Amino Acids
major inhibitory neurotransmitter
Amino acid with important functions within the body.
Hydroxyproline is a collagen related amino acid.
Amino Acid
Amino Acid
Tyrosin is the non-essential amino acid precursor for dopamine, norepinephrine and epinephrine.
the final excretory product of nitrogen (protein) metabolism in the body