Serine

metabolite

An amino acid employed in metabolite-ratio diagnostics for acute myocardial necrosis in STEMI.

Pathway placement

Cascade stepMyocardial injury (shared endpoint)

Confidencelow

RationaleAmino acid in diagnostic biomarker ratios for ACS and myocardial injury detection.

Druggability

Not assessed (no mapped human gene target).

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