Threonine
metaboliteAltered plasma amino acid metabolism reflects acute myocardial ischemic stress and cardiomyocyte injury.
Pathway placement
Cascade stepMyocardial injury (shared endpoint)
Confidencelow
RationaleAmino acid perturbation in acute ischemia; nonspecific myocardial stress marker.
Druggability
Not assessed (no mapped human gene target).
Type I vs Type II discrimination
ScoresIndeterminate
R — rupture / Type-I—
C — confounder / Type-II11
A — assay feasibility42
E — evidence strength86
T1DI (composite)19
Specificity differential (R−C)+3.9
Confounder panel (Type-II drivers)
1sepsis / systemic inflammationn/a
2anemia / acute blood lossn/a
3hypovolemia / dehydrationmag 0
4tachyarrhythmiamag 1
5hypoxemia / respiratory failuren/a
6hypertensive emergencymag 0
7high-demand / peri-operative stressn/a
Coverage: 3/7 confounders with evidence
Tier: deep-scored (abstract-extracted) · 3 supporting references. 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)
- GC-MS validation and analysis of targeted plasma metabolites related to carbonyl stress in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients with and without acute coronary syndrome.Biomedical chromatography : BMC · 2024 · PMID 38966927 · doi