LP18446-2
N-acetyltyrosine
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Description
N-acetyl-L-tyrosine (NAT) is an acetylated derivative of the amino acid L-tyrosine. As a supplement, NAT is commonly used in place of tyrosine, which is less stable and less soluble in water. PMID: 14621123 It is used as a protein supplement to treat phenylketonuria (PKU).
NAT is also used for other conditions such as depression, attention deficit disorder (ADD), attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), narcolepsy, and improving alertness following sleep deprivation.
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Basic Part Properties
- Part Name
- N-acetyltyrosine
- Part Display Name
- N-acetyltyrosine
- Part Type
- Component (Describes the core component or analyte measured)
- Created On
- 2000-05-04
- Construct for LOINC Short Name
- NAT
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Language Variants Get Info
| Tag | Language | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| zh-CN | Chinese (China) | N-乙酰酪氨酸 Synonyms: NAT |
| fr-CA | French (Canada) | N-acétyltyrosine |
| et-EE | Estonian (Estonia) | N-atsetüültürosiin |
| es-ES | Spanish (Spain) | N-acetiltirosina |
| it-IT | Italian (Italy) | N-acetiltirosina |
| tr-TR | Turkish (Turkey) | N-asetiltirozin |
| ru-RU | Russian (Russian Federation) | N-ацетилтирозин |
| nl-NL | Dutch (Netherlands) | N-acetyltyrosine |
| fr-BE | French (Belgium) | N-acétyltyrosine |
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