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methylmalonic acid

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methylmalonic acid /meth·yl·ma·lon·ic ac·id/ (-mah-lon´ik) a carboxylic acid intermediate in fatty acid metabolism.
methylmalonic acid [meth″il-mah-lon´ik]
a carboxylic acid that is a structural isomer of succinic acid; occurring in excess in the blood and other body fluids in methylmalonicacidemia.
methylmalonic acid
a normal ruminant metabolite detoxified in animals receiving a diet adequate in cobalt. A high content in the urine suggests nutritional deficiency.
methylmalonic acid
Isosuccinic acid An intermediate in fatty acid metabolism, which is ↑ in vitamin B12 and/or folate deficiency
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We measured plasma total cobalamin rather than methylmalonic acid or holotranscobalamin, two measurements that may be more sensitive indicators of cobalamin deficiency (Clarke et al.
Influence of cobalamin on arsenic metabolism in Bangladesh by Hall, Megan N.; Liu, Xinhua; Slavkovich, Vesna; llievski, Vesna; Mi, Zhongyuan; Alam, Shafiul; Facto / Environmental Health Perspectives
Data from the 1999-2002 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey were used to evaluate the interaction between high serum folate and low vitamin Bl2 status (plasma vitamin B12 < 148 pmol/L or methylmalonic acid > 210 nmol/L) with respect to anemia and cognitive impairment.
Don't Forget the B12 When Using Folic Acid by Gaby, Alan R. / Townsend Letter
Serum cobalamin, homocysteine, and methylmalonic acid concentrations in a multiethnic elderly population: ethnic and sex differences in cobalamin and metabolite abnormalities Am J Clin Nutr 1999;70:904-10.
Relation of Vitamin B12 levels to bone mineral density of ... by Kesiktas, Nur; Eskiyurt, Nurten; Karan, Ayse; Aki, Semih; Issever, Halim / From the Osteoporosis World
 
 
 
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