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Calcium Levulinate Medication. A Pitfall in the Diagnosis of Organic Acidurias

S Kolvraa, N Gregersen, E Christensen, I Gron

Clin Chim Acta. 1977 Jun 1;77(2):197-201.

PMID: 890942

Abstract:

Five children, who received calcium levulinate (calcium 4-oxopentanoate) intravenously in pharmacological doses excreted in the following 24-h period both 4-oxopentanoic acid (3.5--11.0 mg/24 h) and 4-hydroxypentanoic acid (4.5--10.4 mg/24 h). Attention is drawn to the fact that in gas chromatographic-mass spectrometric systems these compounds closely resemble the two acids found in children with beta-ketothiolase deficiency.

Chemicals Related in the Paper:

Catalog Number Product Name Structure CAS Number Price
AP5743497 Calcium levulinate Calcium levulinate 5743-49-7 Price
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