Histamine stimulates smooth muscle contraction, vasodilation, and gastric acid secretion, and plays a role in cell differentiation, proliferation and regeneration
Histamine – Metabolite of the month
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Metabolite of the month – Glycine
Glycine plays a role in metabolic regulation, neurological function, anti-oxidative reactions and protein synthesis. It offers multiple health benefits that may help to treat diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer, inflammation and obesity.
Ornithine – Metabolite of the month
Our metabolite of the month is Ornithine, a non-essential, non-proteinogenic amino acid that plays an essential role in the urea cycle.
Phosphatidylethanolamines – Key lipids in cellular function and membrane integrity
Phosphatidylethanolamine (PE) is a sub-class of phospholipids with a variety of functions in animals, plants and microorganisms. Like other phospholipids, PEs are more than simply the building blocks of membranes
Metabolite – 3-Hydroxy Glutaric Acid (A biomarker for a rare disease)
3-hydroxyglutaric acid is a little known metabolite with great application for the diagnosis of a rare disease.