| Literature DB >> 947633 |
S J Wysocki, S P Wilkinson, R Hähnel, C Y Wong, P K Panegyres.
Abstract
1. A baby with severe metabolic acidosis was found to excrete abnormal amounts of 3-methylcrotonic acid, 3-methylglutaconic acid and 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaric acid in urine. 2. Several other abnormal constitutents appear to be products of side-reactions and include 3-hydroxy-3-methylbutyric acid and 3-methylglutaric acid. 3. The profile of acids in urine indicates a blockage in the sixth step of leucine catabolism, the cleavage of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA to acetoacetic acid and acetyl-CoA.Entities:
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Year: 1976 PMID: 947633 DOI: 10.1016/0009-8981(76)90353-3
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Chim Acta ISSN: 0009-8981 Impact factor: 3.786