1H-NMR analysis of trimethylamine in urine for the diagnosis of fish-odour syndrome

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 263, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 139-146

  Maschke, S ^a   Wahl, A ^a   Azaroual, N ^b   Boulet, O ^c   Crunelle, V ^a   Imbenotte, M ^c   Foulard, M ^a   Vermeersch, G ^b   Lhermitte, M ^a,c  

^a UNIV LILLE   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c Fac Sci Phamaceutiques B   (France)

Author keywords

1H NMR; Fish odor syndrome; TMAO

Indexed keywords

TRIMETHYLAMINE; TRIMETHYLAMINE OXIDE; AMINE OXIDASE (COPPER CONTAINING); METHYLAMINE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PROTON; TRIMETHYLOXAMINE;

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INBORN ERROR OF METABOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; TECHNIQUE; URINALYSIS; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; GENETICS; LIVER; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ODOR; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; URINE;

AMINE OXIDASE (COPPER-CONTAINING); FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MALE; METABOLISM, INBORN ERRORS; METHYLAMINES; ODORS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXIDOREDUCTASES ACTING ON CH-NH GROUP DONORS; PROTONS;

EID: 0030612774     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-8981(97)00060-0     Document Type: Article

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