Test directory: Acylcarnitine, Quantitative

Ordering Code 5460
Test Name Acylcarnitine, Quantitative
Alias Acylcarnitine, Plasma
Preferred Specimen Plasma
Preferred Container Sodium Heparin (Green)
Other Specimen/Container Serum in SST (Gold)
Optimum Volume 1 mL
Collection Instructions Patient should be in a well-fed state. Date of birth is required on request form for processing.
Handling Instructions Centrifuge, separate, and freeze immediately.
Transport Requirements Oahu: Frozen
Airline: Frozen
Specimen Stability Ambient: Not Stable
Refrigerated: Not Stable
Frozen: 28 Days
Rejection Criteria Received ambient, received refrigerated, grossly hemolyzed
Avail. Stat NO
Analytic Time 7 Days
Methodology Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry
Reference Lab  Quest Diagnostic Lab-NI

Reference range(s)

The reference ranges listed below are valid on this date of November 1, 2025.
Component Age Male Norm Male Critical Low Male Critical High Female Norm Female Critical High Female Critical Low Units Add'l info
Interpretation ALL See report.
Acetylcarnitine, C2 ALL See report.
Propionylcarnitine, C3 ALL See report.
Iso-/Butyrylcarnitine, C4 ALL See report.
Methylmalonylcarn, C4DC ALL See report.
OH-Butyrylcarnitine, C4OH ALL See report.
Isovaleryl-/2-methylbut C5 ALL See report.
Tiglyl/methylcrotonyl,C5:1 ALL See report.
Glutarylcarnitine, C5DC ALL See report.
OH-Isovalerylcarnitin,C5OH ALL See report.
Hexanoylcarnitine, C6 ALL See report.
Adipoylcarnitine, C6DC ALL See report.
OH-Hexanoylcarnitine, C6OH ALL See report.
Octanoylcarnitine, C8 ALL See report.
Octenoylcarnitine, C8:1 ALL See report.
Suberylcarnitine, C8DC ALL See report.
Decanoylcarnitine, C10 ALL See report.
Decenoylcarnitine, C10:1 ALL See report.
Dodecanoylcarnitine, C12 ALL See report.
Dodecenoylcarnitine, C12:1 ALL See report.
OH-Dodecanoylcarn, C12OH ALL See report.
Tetradecanoylcarnitine, C14 ALL See report.
Tetradecenoylcarn, C14:1 ALL See report.
Tetradecadienoylcarn,C14:2 ALL See report.
OH-Tetradecanoylcarn,C14OH ALL See report.
OH-Tetradecenoyl, C14:1-OH ALL See report.
Hexadecanoylcarnitine, C16 ALL See report.
Hexadecenoylcarn, C16:1 ALL See report.
OH-Hexadecanoylcarn, C16OH ALL See report.
OH-Hexadecenoyl, C16:1-OH ALL See report.
Stearoylcarnitine, C18 ALL See report.
Oleoylcarnitine, C18:1 ALL See report.
Linoleoylcarnitine, C18:2 ALL See report.
OH-Oleoylcarn, C18:1-OH ALL See report.
Malonylcarnitine, C3DC ALL See report.
Decadienoylcarnitine C10:2 ALL See report.
OH-Linoleoylcarn, C18:2-OH ALL See report.