Zinc

Cofactor functions for over 300 enzymes involved in protein synthesis, wound healing, immune function, DNA synthesis, and cell division make zinc one of the most clinically significant micronutrients assessed in laboratory medicine. Laboratory testing applications include nutritional assessment in patients with malabsorptive conditions, evaluation of zinc deficiency, monitoring patients receiving total parenteral nutrition, assessment of acrodermatitis enteropathica, and evaluation of patients with chronic liver disease, sickle cell anemia, or chronic kidney disease where zinc metabolism is frequently impaired. UTAK’s Trace Elements and Urine Metals panels contain zinc in lyophilized serum and urine matrices at high and normal concentration levels, supporting ICP-MS methods for assay performance monitoring. Stock and custom QC solutions can incorporate related trace elements such as copper, selenium, manganese, chromium, and other essential and toxic metals to address your laboratory’s comprehensive nutritional assessment and trace element testing requirements.