Biochem/physiol Actions
3-Hydroxyisovaleryl-L-carnitine is an endogenous metabolite that can result from impairment in the leucine catabolic pathway. 3-Hydroxyisovaleryl-L-carnitine was observed in plasma and urine of patient with isolated 3-methylcrotonyl-CoA carboxylase deficiency and is used as biomarker of biotin deficiency in humans and other metabolic disorders.
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