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AMINOTRANSFERASE
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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:
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)
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)
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