Organic Acids Test (OAT)
Professional clinical interpretation included.
Gain a comprehensive insight into your health, analysing over 70 functional markers across multiple body systems. This test is recommended for individuals with complex or long-standing symptoms as it can provide valuable clues into the underlying factors contributing to your health condition.
Mould Exposure
Candida Overgrowth
Microbial Overgrowth
Oxalate Metabolism
Detoxification Pathways
Mitochondrial Dysfunction
Nutrient Deficiencies
Antioxidant Status
Neurotransmitter Metabolism
Energy Production
Fatty Acid Metabolism
Environmental Pollutants
Oxidative Stress
Organic acids are acidic byproducts of cellular metabolism that are produced by living organisms—including humans, bacteria, and fungi—and are typically excreted in urine. These compounds are the downstream products of various metabolic pathways, such as microbial activity, energy production, detoxification, neurotransmitter synthesis, and nutrient metabolism.
When metabolic pathways function efficiently, organic acids are processed and excreted at expected levels. But if enzymatic function is impaired, nutrient cofactors are deficient, or toxins/ microbial byproducts inhibit pathways, these can become blocked, causing abnormal organic acid buildup in urine
The Organic Acids Test (OAT) provides a comprehensive nutritional and metabolic snapshot of an individual’s overall health. The OAT measures 76 organic acids from one easy to collect urine sample
Mitochondrial and energy production
• Succinic, fumaric, malic, 2-oxoglutaric, aconitic, and citric acids
• Markers of mitochondrial function and energy metabolism
Glycolytic pathway
• Lactic acid
• Pyruvic acid
• Indicators of glucose metabolism and energy production
Nutritional status
• Vitamin B12
• Vitamin B6
• Vitamin B5
• Vitamin C
• CoQ10
• N-acetylcysteine (NAC)
• Biotin
Neurotransmitter metabolism
• HVA (dopamine marker)
• VMA (adrenaline/noradrenaline marker)
• HVA/VMA ratio
• Quinolinic acid
Yeast, mould and bacterial markers
• Arabinose
• Citramalic acid
• Tartaric acid
• HPHPA
• 4-cresol
• DHPPA
Detoxification and oxidative stress
• Key detoxification pathway markers
• Oxidative stress indicators
Oxalate metabolism
• Oxalic acid
• Glyceric acid
• Glycolic acid
• ADHD
• Autism-related symptoms
• Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)
• CIRS or mould-related illness
• MCAS or histamine-related symptoms
• Gut and chronic health symptoms
• Other chronic or multi-system health conditions
