ALT (alanine aminotransferase)
- ALT (alanine aminotransferase)
- An enzyme normally present in liver and heart cells that is released into the bloodstream when the liver or heart is damaged. The blood ALT levels are elevated with liver damage (for example, from viral hepatitis) or with an insult to the heart (for example, from a heart attack). Some medications can also raise ALT levels. ALT is also called serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase (SGPT).
Medical dictionary.
2011.
Look at other dictionaries:
alanine aminotransferase — An enzyme transferring amino groups from l alanine to 2 ketoglutarate, or the reverse (from l glutamate to pyruvate); there is a d alanine transaminase that effects the same reaction, but using d alanine and d glutamate. Serum concentration is… … Medical dictionary
alanine aminotransferase — ALT an enzyme involved in the transamination of amino acids. Measurement of ALT in the serum is of use in the diagnosis and study of acute liver disease. It was formerly called serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase (SGPT) … The new mediacal dictionary
Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) — An enzyme that is normally present in liver and heart cells. ALT is released into blood when the liver or heart is damaged. The blood ALT levels are thus elevated with liver damage (for example, from viral hepatitis) or with an insult to the… … Medical dictionary
Alanine — Alanine … Wikipedia
ALT — alanine aminotransferase … The new mediacal dictionary
ALT — • alanine aminotransferase; • argon laser trabeculoplasty; • autolymphocyte therapy; • avian laryngotracheitis … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
ALT — Abbreviation for alanine aminotransferase. * * * alanine aminotransferase; argon laser trabeculoplasty; autolymphocyte therapy; avian laryngotracheitis * * * ALT abbr alanine aminotransferase * * * 1. see alanine aminotransferase. 2. argon laser… … Medical dictionary
Alanine transaminase — protein Name = glutamic pyruvate transaminase caption = width = HGNCid = 4552 Symbol = GPT AltSymbols = EntrezGene = 2875 OMIM = 138200 RefSeq = NM 005309 UniProt = P24298 PDB = ECnumber = 2.6.1.2 Chromosome = 8 Arm = q Band = 24.2… … Wikipedia
alanine transaminase — SYN: alanine aminotransferase. * * * (ALT) al·a·nine trans·am·i·nase (ALT) (alґə nēn trans amґĭ nās) [EC 2.6.1.2] an enzyme of the transferase class that catalyzes the reversible transfer of an amino group from alanine to… … Medical dictionary
ALT — abbr. med. alanine aminotransferase – аланиновая аминотрансфераза … Dictionary of English abbreviation