title: Unusual pattern of metabolites in the urine of child with tyrosinemia: glyceraldehyde.
abstract: An unusual metabolite has been found in the acidic fraction of the urine of a child with tyrosinemia. This compound has been identified as glyceraldehyde, in addition to phenylacetic acid and p-hydroxybenzaldehyde, on the basis of gas chromatograph-mass spectral data and comparison with authentic samples.
mesh_terms: D000592:Amino Acid Metabolism, Inborn Errors / Q000652:urine*; D002648:Child; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D005985:Glyceraldehyde / Q000652:urine*; D006801:Humans; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D014443:Tyrosine / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D005985:Glyceraldehyde; D014443:Tyrosine