Test Directory

Amino acids (urine)

Containers - Adult

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Sterile Universal 20ml
Additive per Container

None

Containers - Child

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Sterile Universal 20ml
Volume Range

1.0 ml

Additive per Container

None

Reference ranges

​Amino Acids: µmol/mmol creatinine:

Alanine: 35 - 200

Arginine: <11

Aspartate: 7 - 30

Citrulline: <10

Cystathionine: <20

Cystine: 4 - 24

Glutamate <18

Glutamine: 45 - 236

Glycine: <1 month = <1100; <6 months = <750; > 6 months <500

Histidine: 47 - 328

Homocystine: <5

Isoleucine: <6

Leucine: 4 - 18

Lysine: 10 - 79

Methionine: 6 - 29

Ornithine: <13

Phenylalanine: 7 - 28

Phosphethanolamine: 2 - 25

Serine: 21 - 137

Taurine: 9 - 200

Threonine: 10 - 56

Tyrosine: 10 - 52

Valine: 4 - 20

Interpretative comments accompany the report.

Laboratory Site

WGH
Crewe Road South
Edinburgh
EH4 2XU
Telephone (Biochemistry): 0131 537 1910/1

Anticipated turnaround

14 days

General additional information

Antibiotics may interfere with assay - please note drug history on form.