Medical Definition of Serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase

1. An enzyme present in hepatocytes and myocytes that catalyses the reversible transfer of an amine group from l-glutamic acid to oxaloacetic acid, forming alpha-ketoglutaric acid and l-aspartic acid. It is raised in conditions that affect the heart and liver such as viral hepatitis and myocardial infarction. Following damage to these cells, the enzyme is released into the blood where the level can be measured. Synonym: aspartate transaminase, glutamic-aspartic transaminase, glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase, serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase. Acronym: AST, SGOT (08 Aug 2003)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Serum Glutamic-oxaloacetic Transaminase

serum accident
serum agar
serum agglutinin
serum albumin
serum amyloid
serum bactericidal test
serum bicarbonate
serum disease
serum erythropoietin
serum ferritin
serum globulin
serum globulins
serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase (current term)
serum glutamic-pyruvic transaminase
serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase
serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase
serum hepatitis virus
serum immunofixation
serum immunoglobulin electrophoresis
serum lactis
serum nephritis
serum proteins
serum prothrombin conversion accelerator
serum reaction
serum requirement

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