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Results 1 - 10 of 25 for ISOLEUCINE OR PHENYLALANINE OR THREONINE OR LYSINE OR VALINE OR LEUCINE OR TRYPTOPHAN OR METHIONINE OR HISTIDINE OR CYSTEINE
  1. Serum phenylalanine screening is a blood test to look for signs of the disease phenylketonuria (PKU). The test detects abnormally high levels of an amino acid called phenylalanine.
  2. The leucine aminopeptidase (LAP) test measures how much of this enzyme is in your blood. Your urine can also ...
  3. Tryptophan is an amino acid needed for normal growth in infants and for the production and maintenance ... The body uses tryptophan to help make melatonin and serotonin. Melatonin helps regulate the sleep-wake cycle, and serotonin is thought to help ...
  4. Leucine aminopeptidase (LAP) is a proteolytic enzyme that breaks chemical bonds in proteins at specific sites next to leucine amino acids. Serum (blood) LAP is measured to ...
  5. Leucine aminopeptidase is a type of protein called an enzyme. It is normally found in liver cells ... Increased levels of leucine aminopeptidase can be seen in ... Hepatitis Liver cancer Liver ischemia (reduced blood flow to the ...
  6. ... to properly break down an amino acid called phenylalanine. ... Babies with PKU are missing an enzyme called phenylalanine hydroxylase. It is needed to break down the ...
  7. ... from food. The 9 essential amino acids are: histidine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, threonine, tryptophan , and ...
  8. ... Glutamine: 11 to 42 Glycine: 17 to 146 Histidine: 49 to 413 Isoleucine: 30 to 186 Leucine: 1 to 9 Lysine: 2 to 16 Methionine: 2 to 53 Ornithine: ...
  9. ... Children: 110 to 240 Adults: 170 to 330 Histidine: Children: 68 to 120 Adults: 26 to 120 Hydroxyproline: Children: 0 to 5 Adults: not detected Isoleucine: Children: 37 to 140 Adults: 42 to 100 ...
  10. ... this condition cannot break down the amino acids leucine, isoleucine, and valine. This leads to a buildup of these chemicals ... can cause intellectual disability and high levels of leucine to build up.
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