Blood ketone detection

β-Hydroxybutyrate Detection Methods and Metabolic Significance: Comparative Applications of Enzymatic Assays, Blood Ketone Meters, and LC-MS

β-Hydroxybutyrate is one of the predominant ketone body forms in blood and tissues. It is commonly used to evaluate enhanced fatty acid oxidation, hepatic ketogenesis, starvation or fasting status, diabetic ketosis, exercise metabolism, and mitochondrial energy conversion. Compared with ...