Component

Human urinary 3-hydroxyisovaleric acid excretion

Human urinary 3-hydroxyisovaleric acid excretion. Species, exposure and limitations are retained in each linked claim.

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  1. Urinary 3-HIA increased during 28-day biotin depletion in 11 adults; biotin-status indicators normalized in most after one week on a general diet.

    Biotin → Human urinary 3-hydroxyisovaleric acid excretion source_derived_draftungraded
    Experimental context and source evidence
    availability_state
    nutrient_deficiency Imported condition classification; unverified.
    evidence_span
    {"source_cache": "artifacts/biotin-research/12399279.abstract.txt", "locator": "Exact primary indexed abstract; zero-based, end-exclusive Unicode character offsets", "file_sha256": "38158dd10cfc6528b65a3304fac58a5b5d8ec82e20673534b5bf6e9e79f14b09", "start_char": 0, "end_char": 1718, "text_sha256": "38158dd10cfc6528b65a3304fac58a5b5d8ec82e20673534b5bf6e9e79f14b09"}
    experimental_model
    Experimental depletion/repletion in 11 healthy adults; leucine challenge in 5
    exposure
    28 days of egg-white diet followed by general diet with or without 80 micrograms supplemental biotin
    limitations
    An intentional undenatured egg-white diet is not ordinary cooked-egg intake. Small experimental cohorts do not establish a population-wide threshold.
    nutrient_topic
    Biotin research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. · Biotin
    organism
    Homo sapiens
    plain_language
    A bottleneck in leucine breakdown became measurable before a universal clinical syndrome was required.
    primary_references
    [b7-p12399279] Indicators of marginal biotin deficiency and repletion in humans: validation of 3-hydroxyisovaleric acid excretion and a leucine challenge. (2002). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12399279/ DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/76.5.1061
    tissue_or_cell_type
    Dietary exposure and urinary metabolites
    trigger_kind
    nutrient_deficiency Imported condition classification; unverified.

    Biotin: carboxylases, recycling, deficiency and nutrient interactions (2026-09-17) · lines 897–908

    AI-assisted literature curation; primary study URLs and scope retained in the document and extraction. Not publisher full text. · supports · Experimental depletion/repletion in 11 healthy adults; leucine challenge in 5 · source_derived_draft · unverified_draft

    ### b7-depletion-3hia Urinary 3-HIA increased during 28-day biotin depletion in 11 adults; biotin-status indicators normalized in most after one week on a general diet. Condition category: nutrient_deficiency nutrient_topic: Biotin research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. plain_language: A bottleneck in leucine breakdown became measurable before a universal clinical syndrome was required. organism: Homo sapiens tissue_or_cell_type: Dietary exposure and urinary metabolites experimental_model: Experimental depletion/repletion in 11 healthy adults; leucine challenge in 5 limitations: An intentional undenatured egg-white diet is not ordinary cooked-egg intake. Small experimental cohorts do not establish a population-wide threshold. exposure: 28 days of egg-white diet followed by general diet with or without 80 micrograms supplemental biotin evidence_span: {"source_cache": "artifacts/biotin-research/12399279.abstract.txt", "locator": "Exact primary indexed abstract; zero-based, end-exclusive Unicode character offsets", "file_sha256": "38158dd10cfc6528b65a3304fac58a5b5d8ec82e20673534b5bf6e9e79f14b09", "start_char": 0, "end_char": 1718, "text_sha256": "38158dd10cfc6528b65a3304fac58a5b5d8ec82e20673534b5bf6e9e79f14b09"} [b7-p12399279] Indicators of marginal biotin deficiency and repletion in humans: validation of 3-hydroxyisovaleric acid excretion and a leucine challenge. (2002). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12399279/ DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/76.5.1061
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  2. The carbamazepine/phenytoin group had higher urinary 3-HIA, but only one child in that group had low urinary biotin.

    Carbamazepine → Human urinary 3-hydroxyisovaleric acid excretion source_derived_draftungraded
    Experimental context and source evidence
    availability_state
    biomarker_context Imported condition classification; unverified.
    evidence_span
    {"source_cache": "artifacts/biotin-research/9523856.abstract.txt", "locator": "Exact primary indexed abstract; zero-based, end-exclusive Unicode character offsets", "file_sha256": "a337d853fbf3d26e053dfd6d17b2e1729c993a0501563d0524ebbee7b44d5136", "start_char": 0, "end_char": 1876, "text_sha256": "a337d853fbf3d26e053dfd6d17b2e1729c993a0501563d0524ebbee7b44d5136"}
    experimental_model
    Observational urine comparison: 7 children receiving carbamazepine/phenytoin, 6 phenobarbital, 16 controls
    exposure
    Long-term anticonvulsant treatment
    limitations
    Untimed urine, small nonrandomized groups and discordant markers limit diagnosis; faster turnover is not a universal deficiency diagnosis.
    nutrient_topic
    Biotin research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. · Biotin
    organism
    Homo sapiens
    plain_language
    Different biotin-status markers did not give the same answer in these children.
    primary_references
    [b7-p9523856] Disturbances in biotin metabolism in children undergoing long-term anticonvulsant therapy. (1998). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9523856/ DOI: 10.1097/00005176-199803000-00002
    tissue_or_cell_type
    Urine
    trigger_kind
    biomarker_context Imported condition classification; unverified.

    Biotin: carboxylases, recycling, deficiency and nutrient interactions (2026-09-17) · lines 312–323

    AI-assisted literature curation; primary study URLs and scope retained in the document and extraction. Not publisher full text. · supports · Observational urine comparison: 7 children receiving carbamazepine/phenytoin, 6 phenobarbital, 16 controls · source_derived_draft · unverified_draft

    ### b7-drug-3hia The carbamazepine/phenytoin group had higher urinary 3-HIA, but only one child in that group had low urinary biotin. Condition category: biomarker_context nutrient_topic: Biotin research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. plain_language: Different biotin-status markers did not give the same answer in these children. organism: Homo sapiens tissue_or_cell_type: Urine experimental_model: Observational urine comparison: 7 children receiving carbamazepine/phenytoin, 6 phenobarbital, 16 controls limitations: Untimed urine, small nonrandomized groups and discordant markers limit diagnosis; faster turnover is not a universal deficiency diagnosis. exposure: Long-term anticonvulsant treatment evidence_span: {"source_cache": "artifacts/biotin-research/9523856.abstract.txt", "locator": "Exact primary indexed abstract; zero-based, end-exclusive Unicode character offsets", "file_sha256": "a337d853fbf3d26e053dfd6d17b2e1729c993a0501563d0524ebbee7b44d5136", "start_char": 0, "end_char": 1876, "text_sha256": "a337d853fbf3d26e053dfd6d17b2e1729c993a0501563d0524ebbee7b44d5136"} [b7-p9523856] Disturbances in biotin metabolism in children undergoing long-term anticonvulsant therapy. (1998). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9523856/ DOI: 10.1097/00005176-199803000-00002
    Complete structured claim and evidence

  3. Challenge-induced urinary 3-HIA rose more than twofold by day 14 in both biotin-depleted cohorts.

    L-Leucine → Human urinary 3-hydroxyisovaleric acid excretion source_derived_draftungraded
    Experimental context and source evidence
    availability_state
    nutrient_deficiency Imported condition classification; unverified.
    evidence_span
    {"source_cache": "artifacts/biotin-research/21918059.abstract.txt", "locator": "Exact primary indexed abstract; zero-based, end-exclusive Unicode character offsets", "file_sha256": "5cf1d7e25ae7bdfeb2ac3225cee8e4e660723d5197fc057f63327b3ad9eb3aaf", "start_char": 0, "end_char": 1723, "text_sha256": "5cf1d7e25ae7bdfeb2ac3225cee8e4e660723d5197fc057f63327b3ad9eb3aaf"}
    experimental_model
    Leucine challenge during biotin depletion in two cohorts of 5 and 7 healthy adults
    exposure
    28-day egg-white depletion; weekly oral leucine challenge
    limitations
    The challenge was sensitive but not diagnostically superior to 24-hour urine measurements; no validated universal threshold follows.
    nutrient_topic
    Biotin research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. · Biotin
    organism
    Homo sapiens
    plain_language
    Extra leucine made the impaired pathway easier to observe.
    primary_references
    [b7-p21918059] Urinary excretion of 3-hydroxyisovaleric acid and 3-hydroxyisovaleryl carnitine increases in response to a leucine challenge in marginally biotin-deficient humans. (2011). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21918059/ DOI: 10.3945/jn.111.146126
    tissue_or_cell_type
    Urine
    trigger_kind
    nutrient_deficiency Imported condition classification; unverified.

    Biotin: carboxylases, recycling, deficiency and nutrient interactions (2026-09-17) · lines 910–921

    AI-assisted literature curation; primary study URLs and scope retained in the document and extraction. Not publisher full text. · supports · Leucine challenge during biotin depletion in two cohorts of 5 and 7 healthy adults · source_derived_draft · unverified_draft

    ### b7-leucine-challenge-3hia Challenge-induced urinary 3-HIA rose more than twofold by day 14 in both biotin-depleted cohorts. Condition category: nutrient_deficiency nutrient_topic: Biotin research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. plain_language: Extra leucine made the impaired pathway easier to observe. organism: Homo sapiens tissue_or_cell_type: Urine experimental_model: Leucine challenge during biotin depletion in two cohorts of 5 and 7 healthy adults limitations: The challenge was sensitive but not diagnostically superior to 24-hour urine measurements; no validated universal threshold follows. exposure: 28-day egg-white depletion; weekly oral leucine challenge evidence_span: {"source_cache": "artifacts/biotin-research/21918059.abstract.txt", "locator": "Exact primary indexed abstract; zero-based, end-exclusive Unicode character offsets", "file_sha256": "5cf1d7e25ae7bdfeb2ac3225cee8e4e660723d5197fc057f63327b3ad9eb3aaf", "start_char": 0, "end_char": 1723, "text_sha256": "5cf1d7e25ae7bdfeb2ac3225cee8e4e660723d5197fc057f63327b3ad9eb3aaf"} [b7-p21918059] Urinary excretion of 3-hydroxyisovaleric acid and 3-hydroxyisovaleryl carnitine increases in response to a leucine challenge in marginally biotin-deficient humans. (2011). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21918059/ DOI: 10.3945/jn.111.146126
    Complete structured claim and evidence

  4. At the controlled intake, pregnant women excreted 69% more 3-HIA than controls, while urinary 3-HIA-carnitine was 27% lower.

    Biotin → Human urinary 3-hydroxyisovaleric acid excretion source_derived_draftungraded
    Experimental context and source evidence
    availability_state
    biomarker_context Imported condition classification; unverified.
    evidence_span
    {"source_cache": "artifacts/biotin-research/25122647.abstract.txt", "locator": "Exact primary indexed abstract; zero-based, end-exclusive Unicode character offsets", "file_sha256": "6066b007a013c3c0c69336e7aba0e51baa39e3a24b6eb918cb4778e792376a9b", "start_char": 0, "end_char": 2354, "text_sha256": "6066b007a013c3c0c69336e7aba0e51baa39e3a24b6eb918cb4778e792376a9b"}
    experimental_model
    Controlled feeding: 26 pregnant, 28 lactating and 21 control women
    exposure
    57 micrograms dietary biotin per day for 10–12 weeks
    limitations
    Groups differed in reproductive state. Marker changes do not establish fetal outcomes, universal deficiency or a treatment dose.
    nutrient_topic
    Biotin research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. · Biotin
    organism
    Homo sapiens
    plain_language
    Two related markers moved in opposite directions during pregnancy.
    primary_references
    [b7-p25122647] Pregnancy and lactation alter biomarkers of biotin metabolism in women consuming a controlled diet. (2014). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25122647/ DOI: 10.3945/jn.114.194472
    tissue_or_cell_type
    Urine and plasma
    trigger_kind
    biomarker_context Imported condition classification; unverified.

    Biotin: carboxylases, recycling, deficiency and nutrient interactions (2026-09-17) · lines 988–999

    AI-assisted literature curation; primary study URLs and scope retained in the document and extraction. Not publisher full text. · supports · Controlled feeding: 26 pregnant, 28 lactating and 21 control women · source_derived_draft · unverified_draft

    ### b7-pregnancy-3hia At the controlled intake, pregnant women excreted 69% more 3-HIA than controls, while urinary 3-HIA-carnitine was 27% lower. Condition category: biomarker_context nutrient_topic: Biotin research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. plain_language: Two related markers moved in opposite directions during pregnancy. organism: Homo sapiens tissue_or_cell_type: Urine and plasma experimental_model: Controlled feeding: 26 pregnant, 28 lactating and 21 control women limitations: Groups differed in reproductive state. Marker changes do not establish fetal outcomes, universal deficiency or a treatment dose. exposure: 57 micrograms dietary biotin per day for 10–12 weeks evidence_span: {"source_cache": "artifacts/biotin-research/25122647.abstract.txt", "locator": "Exact primary indexed abstract; zero-based, end-exclusive Unicode character offsets", "file_sha256": "6066b007a013c3c0c69336e7aba0e51baa39e3a24b6eb918cb4778e792376a9b", "start_char": 0, "end_char": 2354, "text_sha256": "6066b007a013c3c0c69336e7aba0e51baa39e3a24b6eb918cb4778e792376a9b"} [b7-p25122647] Pregnancy and lactation alter biomarkers of biotin metabolism in women consuming a controlled diet. (2014). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25122647/ DOI: 10.3945/jn.114.194472
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