Concentration Details

Metabolite
HMDB0003771 (2-Methylacetoacetic acid)
Biospecimen
Urine
Status
Detected and Quantified
Data source
Referenced
Concentration
0 umol/mmol creatinine
Age
Adult (>18 years old)
Sex
Both
Condition
Normal
Comments
a-Methylacetoacetic acid is not normally present in urine. Units are arbitrary.
References
    1. Hillman RE, Keating JP: Beta-ketothiolase deficiency as a cause of the "ketotic hyperglycinemia syndrome". Pediatrics. 1974 Feb;53(2):221-5. [PubMed:4812006 ]