LP99922-4

2-Hydroxycaproate

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Description

2-Hydroxycaproic acid is a branched-chain alpha-keto acid that have been reported in normal human blood PMID: 7130306 and in normal amniotic fluid. PMID: 7076774 It has been found that 2-Hydroxycaproic acid is the most significant metabolite found in the CSF of patients infected with Nocardia. Nocardia sp. Is an uncommon cause of meningitis, and Nocardia meningitis has a clinical picture similar to that of tuberculous meningitis PMID: 3818936 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 , 2-Hydroxycaproate

Basic Part Properties

Part Name

2-Hydroxycaproate

Part Display Name

2-Hydroxycaproate

Part Type

Component (Describes the core component or analyte measured)

Created On

2010-03-25

Construct for LOINC Short Name

2-Hydroxycaproate

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