1742-6
Alanine aminotransferase [Enzymatic activity/volume] in Serum or Plasma
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LP15333-5 Alanine aminotransferase
Alanine transaminase or ALT is an enzyme (EC 2.6.1.2) also called serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase (SGPT) or alanine aminotransferase (ALAT). It is found in serum and in various bodily tissues, but is most commonly associated with the liver. It catalyzes the two parts of the alanine cycle. It is commonly measured clinically as a part of a diagnostic evaluation of liver health. Significantly elevated levels of ALT often suggest the existence of other medical problems such as viral hepatitis, diabetes, congestive heart failure, bile duct problems, infectious mononucleosis, or myopathy. However, elevated levels of ALT do not automatically mean that medical problems exist. Fluctuation of ALT levels is normal over the course of the day, and ALT levels can also increase in response to strenuous physical exercise.
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LP15333-5 Alanine aminotransferase
Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) is an enzyme produced primarily in the liver but are also found in the heart, skeletal muscles, pancreas and kidney cells. The main function of ALT is to convert alanine into pyruvate. ALT is released into the bloodstream when cells containing it are damaged. Increased levels of ALT in the blood provide an early indicator of liver damage. ALT is often measured with aspartate aminotransferase (AST) as part of a liver panel. High levels of ALT could indicate hepatitis, obstructed bile ducts, liver tumors, cirrhosis, alcoholism or other liver disorders. [Lab Tests Online:alt/tab/sample]
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Reference Information
Type | Source | Reference |
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Webcontent | Lab Tests Online®Copyright Copyright © 2021 Lab Tests Online. All rights reserved. | Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT) |
Fully-Specified Name
- Component
- Alanine aminotransferase
- Property
- CCnc
- Time
- Pt
- System
- Ser/Plas
- Scale
- Qn
- Method
Additional Names
- Short Name
- ALT SerPl-cCnc
- Display Name
- ALT [Catalytic activity/Vol]
- Consumer Name Alpha Get Info
- Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT; SGPT), Blood
Basic Attributes
- Class
- CHEM
- Type
- Laboratory
- First Released
- Version 1.0
- Last Updated
- Version 2.73
- Order vs. Observation
- Both
- Common Test Rank Get Info
- 24
Member of these Panels
LOINC | Long Common Name |
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24323-8 | Comprehensive metabolic 2000 panel - Serum or Plasma |
24324-6 | Hepatic function 1996 panel - Serum or Plasma |
24325-3 | Hepatic function 2000 panel - Serum or Plasma |
78699-6 | Liver fibrosis score panel - Serum or Plasma Calculated by FibroMeter |
98491-4 | Liver fibrosis score panel by Calculated by FIB4 |
54233-2 | Metabolic panel.small animal - Serum or Plasma |
Member of these Groups Get Info
LOINC Group | Group Name |
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LG5272-2 | Alanine aminotransferase| |
Language Variants Get Info
Tag | Language | Translation |
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de-AT | German (Austria) | Synonyms: ALAT (GPT) |
de-DE | German (Germany) | Alanin-Aminotransferase: Synonyms: ALT; |
el-GR | Greek (Greece) | Πυροσταφυλική τρανσαμινάση: Synonyms: SGPT (ALT) |
es-MX | Spanish (Mexico) | Alanina aminotransferasa: |
es-AR | Spanish (Argentina) | alanina aminotransferasa: |
es-ES | Spanish (Spain) | Alanina aminotransferasa: Synonyms: Cuantitativo |
et-EE | Estonian (Estonia) | Alaniini aminotransferaas: Synonyms: Juhuslik Kvantitatiivne Plasma Seerum Seerum või plasma |
fr-CA | French (Canada) | Alanine aminotransférase: |
fr-BE | French (Belgium) | Alanine aminotransférase, Transaminase GP: Synonyms: ALT, ALAT, SGPT, GPT |
fr-FR | French (France) | Alanine aminotransférase: |
it-IT | Italian (Italy) | Alanina aminotransferasi: Synonyms: Chimica Concentrazione Catalitica Plasma Punto nel tempo (episodio) Siero Siero o Plasma |
ko-KR | Korean (Korea, Republic Of) | 알라닌 아미노전이효소: |
nl-NL | Dutch (Netherlands) | alanine-aminotransferase: Synonyms: ALAT |
pl-PL | Polish (Poland) | Aminotransferaza alaninowa: |
pt-BR | Portuguese (Brazil) | Alanina aminotransferase: Synonyms: ; |
ru-RU | Russian (Russian Federation) | Аланин аминотрансфераза: Synonyms: Аланинаминотрансфераза; |
tr-TR | Turkish (Turkey) | Alanin aminotransferaz: |
uk-UA | Ukrainian (Ukraine) | Аланін амінотрансфераза: Synonyms: Ala; |
zh-CN | Chinese (China) | 丙氨酸氨基转移酶: Synonyms: Ala; |
Example Units
Unit | Source |
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U/L | Example UCUM Units |
U/L | eCHN |
units/L | REGENSTRIEF |
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