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AMINOTRANSFERASE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A class of transferases that catalyze transamination (that transfer an amino group from an amino acid to another compound)

Synonyms:

aminopherase; aminotransferase; transaminase

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("aminotransferase" is a kind of...):

transferase (any of various enzymes that move a chemical group from one compound to another compound)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "aminotransferase"):

glutamic oxalacetic transaminase; glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (an enzyme involved in transamination)

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 Context examples: 

A finding based on laboratory test results that indicate an increase in the level of aspartate aminotransferase (AST or SGOT) in a blood specimen.

(Aspartate Aminotransferase Increased, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)

A measurement of the aspartate aminotransferase antigen in a biological specimen.

(Aspartate Aminotransferase Antigen Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

A quantitative measurement of alanine aminotransferase present in a sample.

(Alanine Aminotransferase Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)

An increase in the level of alanine aminotransferase in the blood.

(Alanine Aminotransferase Increased, NCI Thesaurus)

A measurement of the alanine aminotransferase in a biological specimen.

(Alanine Aminotransferase Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

Alanine aminotransferase 2 (523 aa, ~58 kDa) is encoded by the human GPT2 gene.

(Alanine Aminotransferase 2, NCI Thesaurus)

The determination of the amount of aspartate aminotransferase antigen present in a sample.

(Aspartate Aminotransferase Antigen Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes alanine aminotransferase protein, plays a role in the reversible transamination between alanine and 2-oxoglutarate to generate pyruvate and glutamate.

(GPT wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

A finding based on laboratory test results that indicate an increase in the level of alanine aminotransferase (ALT or SGPT) in the blood specimen.

(Alanine Aminotransferase Increased, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)

A relative measurement (ratio or percentage) of the alanine aminotransferase (ALT) to aspartate aminotransferase (AST) present in a sample.

(Alanine Aminotransferase to Aspartate Aminotransferase Ratio Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)