S. Kolvraa, N. Gregersen, E. Christensen
Jun 1, 1977
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Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry
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.