High Uric Acid Levels (Hyperuricemia) Guest Article Shwetha Bhatia
Uric acid is a poorly soluble end product of purine metabolism in humans. Human beings have higher levels of uric acid, in part, because of a deficiency of the hepatic enzyme uricase, and a lower rate of excretion of uric acid. Approximately two thirds of total body urate is produced endogenously, (within the body) while…