NMR metabolic profiling of serum identifies amino acid disturbances in chronic fatigue syndrome.
Armstrong, Christopher W, McGregor, Neil R, Sheedy, John R et al.·Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry·2012
Researchers used a specialized blood test called NMR to compare the levels of different chemicals in the blood of 11 people with ME/CFS and 10 healthy people. They found that people with ME/CFS had significantly lower levels of two amino acids (building blocks of protein): glutamine and ornithine. These findings suggest that people with ME/CFS may have problems with how their bodies process certain proteins and manage nitrogen, which are important for energy and cell function.