Amino Acid Analysis, Plasma:
Fasting Required: Overnight fasting or at least four (4) hours after a meal.
Lab: Quest Diagnostics
Specimen: Blood
Results: Average processing time 7-10 days
Note: Result turnaround times are an estimate and are not guaranteed. Our reference lab may need additional time due to weather, holidays, confirmation/repeat testing, or equipment maintenance.
Description: Amino acids serve many functions including as building blocks for proteins, neurotransmitters, precursors to hormones, and enzyme co-factors. More than 70 disorders of amino acid metabolism have been described. The clinical manifestations of these disorders are diverse.
Includes:
Lab: Quest Diagnostics
Specimen: Blood
Results: Average processing time 7-10 days
Note: Result turnaround times are an estimate and are not guaranteed. Our reference lab may need additional time due to weather, holidays, confirmation/repeat testing, or equipment maintenance.
Description: Amino acids serve many functions including as building blocks for proteins, neurotransmitters, precursors to hormones, and enzyme co-factors. More than 70 disorders of amino acid metabolism have been described. The clinical manifestations of these disorders are diverse.
Includes:
- 1-Methylhistidine
- 3-Methylhistidine
- Alanine
- Alpha-Amino Adipic Acid
- Alpha-Amino Butyric Acid
- Arginine
- Asparagine
- Aspartic Acid
- Beta-Alanine
- Beta-Amino Isobutyric Acid
- Citrulline
- Cystathionine
- Ethanolamine
- Gamma-Amino Butyric Acid
- Glutamic Acid
- Glutamine
- Glycine
- Histidine
- Homocystine
- Hydroxyproline
- Isoleucine
- Leucine
- Lysine
- Methionine
- Ornithine
- Phenylalanine
- Proline
- Sarcosine
- Serine
- Taurine
- Threonine
- Tryptophan
- Tyrosine
- Valine