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transaminase
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transaminase /trans·am·i·nase/ (-am´i-nas) aminotransferase.
trans·am·i·nase (trns-m-ns, -nz, trnz-)
n.
See aminotransferase.
transaminase (transam´inās),
n one of several enzymes involved in the reversible transfer of an amino (NH2) group from an α-amino acid to an α-ketoacid, especially α-ketoglutaric acid. Characteristic high values are seen in myocardial infarction and viral hepatitis.
transaminase
an enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of an amino group from one molecule to another.
glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase (GOT)
see aspartate aminotransferase (AST).
glutamic-pyruvic transaminase (GPT)
see alanine aminotransferase (ALT).
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