SGOT

SGOT definition - medical

SGOT (ĕsˌjēˌōˌtēˈ)

noun
Serum glutamic aminotransferase; an enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of the amino group from glutamic acid to oxaloacetic acid forming alpha-ketoglutaric acid and aspartic acid, used to measure liver function. Also called aspartate transaminase, AST, GOT, glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase.

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