Structured Summary
Abstract
An enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of L-alanine and 2-oxoglutarate to pyruvate and L-glutamate. (From Enzyme Nomenclature, 1992) EC 2.6.1.2.
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Synonyms
13 entry terms
- Alanine Aminotransferase
- Alanine-2-Oxoglutarate Aminotransferase
- Glutamic-Alanine Transaminase
- Glutamic-Pyruvic Transaminase
- Alanine 2 Oxoglutarate Aminotransferase
- Aminotransferase, Alanine
- Aminotransferase, Alanine-2-Oxoglutarate
- Glutamic Alanine Transaminase
- Glutamic Pyruvic Transaminase
- Transaminase, Alanine
- Transaminase, Glutamic-Alanine
- Transaminase, Glutamic-Pyruvic
- SGPT
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29 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.
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Indexing Annotation
/blood = SGPT /blood (not just SGPT)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Alanine Transaminase. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000410. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000410
- Alanine Transaminase. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alanine_transaminase
- Alanine Transaminase. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q305481