Abnormal urinary acylglycine profile
An abnormal distribution of N-acylglycines in the urine. There are numerous different N-acylglycines, and this term refers to pathological alterations in their level or distribution. [ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10870848 ]
Term info
Abnormal urinary acylglycine profile
N-acylglycines result from glycine conjugation with exogenous compounds to enhance their excretion in urine. Glycine conjugation is also an effective detoxification system for preventing accumulation of acyl-CoA esters in several inherited metabolic disorders.
hecht
2012-08-11T09:46:03Z
human_phenotype
HP:0012073
Term relations
- has_part some (
concentration of and
inheres in some (
N-acylglycine and
part of some urine) and
has modifier some abnormal)