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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 Display Name
Alanine aminotransferase
Part Type
Divisors (Divisors only)
Created On
2003-09-03
Construct for LOINC Short Name
ALT

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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
fr-CA French (Canada) Alanine aminotransférase
et-EE Estonian (Estonia) alaniini aminotransferaas
es-ES Spanish (Spain) Alanina-aminotransferasa
it-IT Italian (Italy) Alanina aminotransferasi
tr-TR Turkish (Turkey) Alanin aminotransferaz
ru-RU Russian (Russian Federation) Аланин аминотрансфераза
nl-NL Dutch (Netherlands) alanine-aminotransferase
Synonyms: ALAT
fr-BE French (Belgium) Alanine aminotransférase