- Metabolite
- HMDB0000098 (D-Xylose)
- Biospecimen
- Blood
- Status
- Detected and Quantified
- Data source
- Referenced
- Concentration
- 3088.7 +/- 527.9 uM
- Age
- Adult (>18 years old)
- Sex
- Not Specified
- Condition
- Normal
Comments
Subjects with normal D-xylose absorption (testing at 1 hour). Measured after oral ingestion of 25 g of D-xylose in 250 mL of water or after a 3-min intravenous infusion of a 1-g D-xylose dose in 100 mL of water
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 ]