Organic Acids Profile - Urine
Diagnostic Solutions Laboratory
Sample type: Urine
Requires fasting: No
At home test
Details
Organic acids are efficiently excreted through the kidneys as end products of metabolism, so urine is the preferred and easiest testing method. Through testing, practitioners can identify dysfunction in the key metabolic pathways that are known to negatively impact mood, energy production, and overall health. This panel also provides insight into nutrient insufficiency, diet composition, toxic exposure, and microbial metabolism. The personalized information in this Organic Acids Profile can help establish a patient’s baseline status, assisting practitioners in customizing protocols.
- 3-Hydroxyisovaleric Acid
- Lactic Acid
- Malic Acid
- Isocitric Acid
- a-Ketoisovaleric Acid
- a-Ketoisocaproic Acid
- a-Ketoglutaric Acid
- a-Keto-b-Methylvaleric Acid
- Succinic Acid
- Suberic Acid
- Pyruvic Acid
- Phenylacetic Acid
- Oxalic Acid
- Orotic Acid
- Citric Acid
- Benzoic Acid
- Adipic Acid
- Cis-Aconitic Acid
- Formiminoglutamic Acid
- 4-Hydroxyphenylpyruvic Acid
- Cortisol
- Glucose, Urine
- Glutaric Acid
- Quinolinic Acid
- 3-Hydroxybutyric Acid
- 2-Hydroxybutyric Acid
- 3-Indoleacetic Acid
- 4-Hydroxyphenylacetic Acid
- Hippuric Acid
- Tartaric Acid
- 5-Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid
- 8-Hydroxy-2-deoxyguanosine
- Vanillylmandelic Acid
- Pyroglutamic Acid
- Kynurenic Acid
- Homovanillic Acid
- Xanthurenic Acid
- Benzoylform
- 3,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid
- 3,4-dihydroxyhydrocinnamic acid
- Total branched-chain keto organic acids
- A-ketobutyric acid
- Anthranilic acid
- Arabinitol
- Equol
- Hydroxykynurenine
- Suberylglycine
- Hexanoylglycine
- 3-phenylpropionylglycine
- Pimelic acid
- Aldosterone
- Quercetin
- Microalbumin
- Phosphate
- Fructose
- D-Lactic Acid
- Picolinic acid
- Glucaric acid
- 2-Methylhippuric acid
- Sebacic acid
- Homogentisic acid
- Mandelic acid
- Pyridoxic Acid
- Methylsuccinic acid
- Ethylmalonic acid
- Fumaric acid
- 4-Hydroxybenzoic acid
- Creatinine (Urine)
- Methylmalonic Acid (MMA), Urine
- Cortisone
Estimated days for results: Results should arrive 7 - 14 business days after the lab receives samples.
The Organic Acids Profile from Diagnostic Solutions Laboratory uses an easy-to-collect, first morning void specimen to evaluate organic acids in urine. Test results highlight areas of dysfunction that can be impacted by epigenetic, nutritional, environmental, lifestyle, and other key factors. Urine organic acids testing can help practitioners identify dysfunction in key metabolic pathways. Dysfunctional metabolic pathways can negatively impact mood, energy production, and overall health while also providing insight into nutrient insufficiency, diet composition, toxic exposures, and microbial metabolism. The personalized information generated in the Organic Acids Profile test report can establish a patient's baseline status and help practitioners customize protocols.
What Are the Benefits of Organic Acids Testing?
Organic acid testing provides insight into how well patients function metabolically. Practitioners can use insights from the Organic Acid Profile to personalize protocols to help patients improve dysfunctional pathways that may be contributing to current or future disease states.
Benefits of Organic Acid Testing Include:
- Organic acids are efficiently excreted through the kidneys as end products of metabolism. Evaluating organic acids in urine is a preferred and easy-to-collect testing option.
- Organic acids are produced endogenously during normal cellular metabolism and require dietary-derived vitamins, minerals, and other compounds as processing cofactors. Organic acid testing provides practitioners with essential clues for targeted supplementation.
- Catabolic products of essential amino acids in urine may help to identify the flow of dysfunctional metabolic pathways. Amino acid breakdown products can help gain insight into:
- Nutrient cofactor needs
- Methylation
- Catecholamine turnover
- Glutathione status
- Level of Inflammation
The Organic Acid Profile evaluates imbalances in the Krebs Cycle intermediate organic acids. Understanding imbalances in the Krebs Cycle can help identify location of impaired flow and possible impacts of the pathways.
The Organic Acid Profile helps Identify impacts on stress and mood disorders by providing information on neurotransmitter turnover and cortisol levels.
Gut bacteria produce organic acids during their metabolic processing. Identification of these unique compounds can indicate potential gut-microbiome imbalances.
Who can benefit from the Organic Acids Profile?
The Organic Acids Profile helps practitioners quickly identify dysfunctions that have been associated with a wide range of conditions. The test report has been designed to help practitioners establish a patient baseline and to identify possible core issues in those with health conditions.
Metabolomics Research Has Evaluated the Following Conditions Associated With Organic Acid Testing:
- Dysmetabolism, prediabetes, and diabetes
- Weight changes and obesity
- Fatigue
- Athletic performance
- Poor immune function
- Depression and anxiety
- GI microbial activity
- Renal and liver dysfunction
7–14 business days
Avoid the following foods for 48 hours before collecting your sample.
- Fruits
- Jams
- Jellies
Continue taking any nutritional supplements and medications unless your healthcare provider says otherwise.
Your sample should remain in the freezer until you ship it.
Save the printed requisition form you received in your Fullscript box and send it back with your sample.
Your sample must be CLEARLY labeled and arrive at the lab with a completed test requisition form for the lab to analyze it.
Ship your sample as soon as possible after collection.
State restrictions:
Patient can't order this test if they are located in Hawaii, Puerto Rico, New Jersey, New York, or Rhode Island
