Test your
Aspartate
Looking for an easy way to test and monitor your Aspartate?
It's included in the HealthieOne Complete test.
Aspartate
Explanation: Aspartate is an amino acid, one of the building blocks to make proteins. It plays an important role in energy production, helping the body turn food into energy. Aspartate also supports the nervous system by helping transmit signals between nerve cells and is involved in making other important molecules, like DNA and RNA. Aspartate is also important in the urea cycle for the detoxification of ammonia, converting it into urea for excretion.
Test purpose:
- Liver Function: Elevated levels of aspartate aminotransferase (AST), an enzyme that uses aspartate, can indicate liver damage or disease, making aspartate indirectly relevant in liver function tests.
- Monitor energy production and metabolic conditions such as urea cycle disorders.
- Monitor nutritional health: To evaluate if there’s an imbalance in amino acid levels, often as part of a broader amino acid panel.
Other information about this test: Mayo Clinic, Mount Sinai, UCSF Health, ARUP Laboratories
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