LP31977-9
Alanine aminotransferase
Active
Description
Alanine transaminase or ALT is an enzyme (EC 2.6.1.2) that catalyzes the reversible transfer of an amino group from alanine to a-ketoglutarate. It is found in serum and in various bodily tissues but is most commonly associated with the liver. It is also called serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase (SGPT) or alanine aminotransferase (ALAT). Diagnostically, it is almost always measured in unitslitre (UL). Elevated levels:Elevated levels of ALT often suggest the existence of other medical problems such as alcoholic or viral hepatitis, congestive heart failure, liver damage, biliary duct problems, infectious mononucleosis, or myopathy. For this reason, ALT is commonly used as a way of screening for liver problems. However, elevated levels of ALT do not automatically mean that medical problems exist. Fluctuation of ALT levels is normal over the course of the day, and ALT levels can also increase in response to strenuous physical exercise. Copyright Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for details. Source: Wikipedia , Alanine aminotransferase (Wikipedia)
Basic Part Properties
- Part Name
- Alanine aminotransferase
- Part Display Name
- Alanine aminotransferase
- Part Type
- Divisors (Divisors only)
- Created On
- 2003-09-03
- Construct for LOINC Short Name
- ALT
LOINC Terminology Service (API) using HL7® FHIR® Get Info
Requests to this service require a free LOINC username and password. Below is a sample of the possible capabilities. See the LOINC Terminology Service documentation for more information.
- CodeSystem lookup
- https:
//fhir.loinc.org/CodeSystem/$lookup?system=http: //loinc.org&code=LP31977-9
Language Variants Get Info
| Tag | Language | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| zh-CN | Chinese (China) | 丙氨酸氨基转移酶 Synonyms: 丙氨酸转氨酶 |
| es-ES | Spanish (Spain) | Alanina-aminotransferasa |
| it-IT | Italian (Italy) | Alanina aminotransferasi |
| et-EE | Estonian (Estonia) | alaniini aminotransferaas |
| tr-TR | Turkish (Turkey) | Alanin aminotransferaz |
| ru-RU | Russian (Russian Federation) | Аланин аминотрансфераза |
| fr-BE | French (Belgium) | Alanine aminotransférase |
| fr-CA | French (Canada) | Alanine aminotransférase |
| nl-NL | Dutch (Netherlands) | alanine-aminotransferase Synonyms: ALAT |
| el-GR | Greek (Greece) | Αμινοτρανσφεράση αλανίνης Synonyms: Αμινοτρανσφεράση αλανίνης |
LOINC Copyright
Copyright © 2025 Regenstrief Institute, Inc. All Rights Reserved. To the extent included herein, the LOINC table and LOINC codes are copyright © Regenstrief Institute, Inc. and the Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC) Committee. See https://