Anthranilic acid
metaboliteA tryptophan-derived metabolite elevated in STEMI that reflects kynurenine-pathway activation and myocardial ischemic injury.
Pathway placement
Cascade stepMyocardial injury (shared endpoint)
Confidencemedium
RationaleTryptophan catabolite linked to myocardial injury and inflammation in STEMI.
Also acts inVascular inflammation
Druggability
Not assessed (no mapped human gene target).
Type I vs Type II discrimination
ScoresLow-confidence (proxy)
R — rupture / Type-I20
C — confounder / Type-II40
A — assay feasibility42
E — evidence strength16
T1DI (composite)3
Specificity differential (R−C)-20
Confounder panel (Type-II drivers)
No confounder evidence retrieved.
Tier: light (literature co-occurrence proxy — lower confidence). See the discrimination table for all markers.
Assay & specimen
Class-level default (no specific cleared assay)— generic method inferred from analyte class; confirm against a specific product insert before use.
Specimen
Serum, plasma or urine
Collection tube
Serum separator (gold/red-top, SST) · Lithium heparin (green-top) · Sterile urine container
Method / principle
LC-MS/MS (targeted metabolomics) or enzymatic colorimetric where available
Reagent / substrate
Stable-isotope-labeled internal standard (MS); or enzyme-coupled Trinder reagent
Platform
LC-MS/MS; some automated chemistry
Turnaround · availability
Send-out / research · Specialized / research
Literature evidence(1)
- Targeted metabolomic profiling of acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction.Scientific reports · 2024 · PMID 39394398 · doi