Functional panels

  • Tryptophan metabolism is very important for a large number of processes. The body uses tryptophan to help make melatonin and serotonin. Melatonin helps regulate the sleep-wake cycle, and serotonin is thought to help regulate appetite, sleep, mood, and pain. The liver can also use tryptophan to produce niacin (vitamin B3), which is needed for energy metabolism and DNA production. This metabolism is therefore often targeted for treating CNS disorders.

  • Tyrosine pathway: Tyrosine is an aromatic amino acid important in the synthesis of thyroid hormones, catecholamines, and melanin. Impaired catabolism of tyrosine is a feature of several acquired and genetic disorders that may result in elevated plasma tyrosine concentrations. Disorders include tyrosinemia, alkaptonuria and several CNS disorders.

    This panel contains bacterial gene targets that can be selected for sequencing probes.

  • Bile salt metabolism is linked in literature to cholesterol and metabolic diseases and several infectuous diseases that are related to the gut microbiome.

    This panel contains bacterial gene targets that can be selected for sequencing probes.

  • Short chain fatty acids are metabolites that promote gut health (gut barrier inflammations) and metabolic disorders. It is also believed to a play a role in the gut-brain axis and are associated to Parkinson’s Disease, autism, Alzheimer’s Disease and mood disorders.

    This panel contains bacterial gene targets that can be selected for sequencing probes.