3-Hydroxypropionic Acid and Methylcitric Acid Are Not Reliable Indicators of Marginal Biotin Deficiency in Humans

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 134, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 317-320

  Mock, Donald M ^a   Henrich Shell, Cindy L ^a   Carnell, Nadine ^b   Stumbo, Phyllis ^c   Mock, Nell I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

3 hydroxypropionic acid; Biotin deficiency; Human; Methylcitric acid; Organic acid

Indexed keywords

3 HYDROXYISOVALERIC ACID; BIOTIN; CARBOXYLIC ACID; CITRIC ACID; EGG WHITE; GLYCINE DERIVATIVE; HYDRACRYLIC ACID; INDICATOR; ISOVALERIC ACID; ISOVALERYLGLYCINE; METHYL CITRIC ACID; METHYLCROTONOYL COENZYME A CARBOXYLASE; METHYLCROTONYLGLYCINE; PROPIONYL COENZYME A CARBOXYLASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOTIN DEFICIENCY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; NORMAL HUMAN; RELIABILITY; URINARY EXCRETION; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0942268818     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/134.2.317     Document Type: Article

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