alanine aminotransferase (ALT) or glutamine/pyruvate transaminase (GPT)

Function

• interconverts alanine & pyruvate

Expression

• ALT is found in significant amounts in liver & kidney

Laboratory

• presence in serum is used as an indication of hepatocellular degeneration inflammation (hepatitis)
• see ALT in serum

More general terms

• aminotransferase

More specific terms

• alanine aminotransferase 1 (ALT1, glutamic-pyruvic transaminase 1, GPT 1, glutamic-alanine transaminase 1, GPT1, AAT1)
• alanine aminotransferase 2 (ALT2, glutamic-pyruvic transaminase 2, GPT 2, glutamic-alanine transaminase 2, GPT2, AAT2)

Additional terms

• alanine aminotransferase (ALT) in serum/plasma (SGPT)