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aminotransferase
(redirected from aspartate aminotransferase)

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a·mi·no·trans·fer·ase  (-mn-trnsf-rs, -rz, m-)
n.
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Noun1.aminotransferase - a class of transferases that catalyze transamination (that transfer an amino group from an amino acid to another compound)
transferase - any of various enzymes that move a chemical group from one compound to another compound


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By day 4 of hospitalization, the patient's level of creatine phosphokinase had elevated to 146 266 U/L, the level of aspartate aminotransferase was 3082 U/L, the level of alanine aminotransferase was 1144 U/L, and the level of lactate dehydrogenase was 4687 U/L.
The liver enzyme aspartate aminotransferase, an indicator of fatty liver disease, was detected in the blood samples of 42% of obese males tested and just 3% of males of 'normal weight'.
Liver function was assessed in serum by measuring alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, and gamma-glutamyl transferase activities (Bergmeyer and Horder 1980).
 
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