Urinary Amino Acids (Synlab)
Urine
Performed by: SYNLAB
Amino Acids build and repair tissues, cause chemical reactions, transport nutrients, hormone and neurotransmitter synthesis, immune and detoxification functions, and more. Their critical role in human health makes them important in numerous clinical presentations.
A urinary Amino Acids Test can provide valuable insights into your body’s amino acid metabolism.
Amino Acid imbalances have been associated with:
- ADD/ADHD
- Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Depression/Anxiety
- Diabetes
- Digestive Distorders
- Epilepsy
- Fatigue
- Hypertension
- Infertility
- Insomnia
- Kidney Disease and Impaired Function
- Low Dietary Protein Intake or Malnutrition
- Maldigestion/Malabsorption
- Nutritional Deficiencies
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
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Biomarkers included in this panel:
β-alanine is a breakdown product of carnosine and anserine, which are dipeptides from meat consumption. Although β-alanine’s properties are limited, its relationship to carnosine makes it important. Both have antioxidant properties. A
Learn moreCystathionine is an intermediate dipeptide within the process of transsulfuration. Transsulfuration is the main route for irreversible homocysteine disposal, glutathione production, and energy. The initial step involves the enzyme cystathionine &beta
Learn moreCystine is formed from the oxidation of cysteine, or from the degradation of glutathione oxidation products. It is two cysteines linked together with a disulfide bond. The urine FMV amino acid test reports cysteine and cystine separately. The plas
Learn moreGamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is an amino acid that functions as an inhibitory neurotransmitter. It serves one-third of brain neurons and is involved in depression and mania. Although there are some dietary supplement and food sources for GABA (c
Learn morePhenylalanine is an essential amino acid found in most foods which contain protein such as meat, fish, lentils, vegetables, and dairy. Phenylalanine is the precursor to another amino acid, tyrosine. Because tyrosine is needed to form several neurotra
Learn morePhosphoethanolamine is an intermediate in the serine-to-choline sequence. It is both a precursor and byproduct of phospholipid biosynthesis and breakdown. As a precursor to the phospholipid phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphoethanolamine plays a key ro
Learn moreTryptophan is involved in serotonin production via vitamin B6-dependent pathways resulting in the intermediate 5-hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP). 5-HTP is often used as a supplement for serotonin formation instead of tryptophan, which can be quickly met
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