- Metabolite
- HMDB0000098 (D-Xylose)
- Biospecimen
- Blood
- Status
- Detected and Quantified
- Data source
- Referenced
- Concentration
- 886.0 +/- 18.8 uM
- Age
- Adult (>18 years old)
- Sex
- Not Specified
- Condition
- Small intestinal malabsorption, scleroderma, & bacterial overgrowth
Comments
D-Xylose absorption testing: 3 hour
References
- Ehrenpreis ED, Salvino M, Craig RM: Improving the serum D-xylose test for the identification of patients with small intestinal malabsorption. J Clin Gastroenterol. 2001 Jul;33(1):36-40. [PubMed:11418788 ]