Concentration Details

Metabolite
HMDB0000407 (2-Hydroxy-3-methylbutyric acid)
Biospecimen
Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF)
Status
Detected and Quantified
Data source
Referenced
Concentration
6.6 +/- 2.3 uM
Age
Newborn (0-30 days old)
Sex
Not Specified
Condition
Normal
References
    1. Shigematsu Y, Kikuchi K, Momoi T, Sudo M, Kikawa Y, Nosaka K, Kuriyama M, Haruki S, Sanada K, Hamano N, et al.: Organic acids and branched-chain amino acids in body fluids before and after multiple exchange transfusions in maple syrup urine disease. J Inherit Metab Dis. 1983;6(4):183-9. [PubMed:6422161 ]