Version 2.78

Part Description

LP200267-5   Trimethyllysine
Trimethyllysine (N6,N6,N6-Trimethyl-L-lysine) is a methylated derivative of the amino acid lysine. It is a component of histone proteins, a precursor of carnitine and a coenzyme of fatty acid oxidation. N6,N6,N6-Trimethyl-L-lysine residues are found in a number of proteins and are generated by the action of S-adenosyl-L-methionine on exposed lysine residues. When trimethyllysine is released from cognate proteins via proteolysis, it serves as a precursor for carnitine biosynthesis. Mitochondrial 6-N-trimethyllysine dioxygenase converts 6-N-trimethyllysine to 3-hydroxy-6-N-trimethyllysine as the first step for carnitine biosynthesis. Because the subsequent carnitine biosynthesis enzymes are cytosolic, 3-hydroxy-6-N-trimethyllysine must be transported out of the mitochondria by a putative mitochondrial 6-N-trimethyllysine/3-hydroxy-6-N-trimethyllysine transporter system. Plasma -N-trimethyllysine concentrations are significantly lower in systemic carnitine deficiency patients compared to normal individuals, but no significant difference in urinary -N-trimethyllysine excretion is seen between the two groups.[HMDB ID: HMDB01325] Copyright Copyright ©2005-2009 Genome Alberta (Reference to original publication: Wishart DS, Knox C, Guo AC, et al. HMDB: a knowledgebase for the human metabolome. Nucleic Acids Res. 2009 37(Database issue):D603-610.) Source: Human Metabolome Database

Fully-Specified Name

Component
Trimethyllysine
Property
SCnc
Time
Pt
System
Ser/Plas
Scale
Qn
Method

Additional Names

Short Name
TML SerPl-sCnc
Display Name
Trimethyllysine [Moles/Vol]
Consumer Name Alpha Get Info
Trimethyllysine, Blood

Basic Attributes

Class
CHEM
Type
Laboratory
First Released
Version 2.54
Last Updated
Version 2.54
Order vs. Observation
Both

Member of these Panels

LOINC Long Common Name
79285-3 Carnitine biosynthesis intermediates panel - Serum or Plasma

Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
es-ES Spanish (Spain) Trimetil lisina:Concentración de sustancia:Punto temporal:Suero o Plasma:Qn:
Synonyms: Cuantitativo
es-MX Spanish (Mexico) Trimetilisina:Concentración de sustancias:Punto temporal:Suero o Plasma:Cuantitativo:
fr-FR French (France) Triméthyllysine:Moles/Volume:Ponctuel:Sérum/Plasma:Numérique:
it-IT Italian (Italy) Trimetil-lisina:SCnc:Pt:Siero/Plasma:Qn:
Synonyms: Chimica Concentrazione di Sostanza Plasma Punto nel tempo (episodio) Siero Siero o Plasma
nl-NL Dutch (Netherlands) trimethyllysine:mol/volume:moment:serum of plasma:kwantitatief:
tr-TR Turkish (Turkey) Trimetillizin:SubKons:Zmlı:Ser/Plaz:Kant:
zh-CN Chinese (China) 三甲基赖氨酸:物质的量浓度:时间点:血清/血浆:定量型:
Synonyms: 克分子浓度;克分子浓度(单位体积);摩尔浓度;摩尔浓度(单位体积);物质的量浓度(单位体积) 化学;化学检验项目;化学检验项目类;化学类;化学试验;非刺激耐受型化学检验项目;非刺激耐受型化学检验项目类;非刺激耐受型化学试验;非刺激耐受型化学试验类 可用数量表示的;定量性;数值型;数量型;连续数值型标尺 时刻;随机;随意;瞬间 血清或血浆

Example Units

Unit Source
umol/L Example UCUM Units

LOINC Terminology Service (API) using HL7® FHIR® Get Info

CodeSystem lookup
https://fhir.loinc.org/CodeSystem/$lookup?system=http://loinc.org&code=79328-1