UCSD Nutrition and Weight Control

Nutrition Biochemistry
Laboratory

UCSD
Cancer Prevention and Control Program

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Assays Available

Carotenoids	Vitamin B-6
b-Carotene a-Carotene b-Cryptoxanthin Lycopene Lutein (plus Zeaxanthin)	Pyridoxal phosphate concentration Erythrocyte Glutamic Pyruvate Transaminase assay
Vitamin A	Vitamin D compounds
Retinol Retinyl esters	Prostanoids
Retinol Retinyl esters	Tocopherols
Retinoids	Triglycerides
Riboflavin	Cholesterol
Erythrocyte Glutathione reductase assay	Total Cholesterol HDL Cholesterol LDL Cholesterol
Thiamin	Homocysteine
Transketolase assay	Curcumin and curcumin metabolites
Vitamin C	Consultations Available

Contact us for pricing or if you have any questions. Charges for the laboratory analysis range from $16 and upwards. These charges are negotiable and vary with the complexity and quantity of assays. Discounts are available for Cancer Center members.

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	We will work with You:
	We welcome the opportunity to work with investigators to develop or adapt new analytic methodologies to detect and quantify biomarkers, chemopreventive or therapeutic agents, or other biological metabolites of importance to their projects

	We are part of the Nutrition Shared Resource
	The Nutrition Biochemistry Laboratory has been approved and established as a Recharge Facility that is administered through the UCSD School of Medicine as part of the Nutrition Shared Resource .

Nutrition and Weight Control at UCSD, Cancer Prevention and Control Program | Last Updated March 2 2006