Concentration Details

Metabolite
HMDB0000232 (Quinolinic acid)
Biospecimen
Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF)
Status
Detected and Quantified
Data source
Referenced
Concentration
0.00015 (0.00011-0.00019) uM
Age
Adult (>18 years old)
Sex
Both
Condition
Hepatic coma (fatal)
References
    1. Moroni F, Lombardi G, Carla V, Lal S, Etienne P, Nair NP: Increase in the content of quinolinic acid in cerebrospinal fluid and frontal cortex of patients with hepatic failure. J Neurochem. 1986 Dec;47(6):1667-71. [PubMed:2430055 ]