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transaminase [¦tranz′am·ə‚nās]

(biochemistry)

One of a group of enzymes that catalyze the transfer of the amino group of an amino acid to a keto acid to form another amino acid. Also known as aminotransferase.

Transaminase

(also aminotransferase and aminopherase), an enzyme of the transferase group that catalyzes the transfer of an amino group (—NH₂) from an α-amino acid to an α-keto acid. Transaminases are found in most animal and plant tissues and play an important part in nitrogen metabolism. The role of transaminase in the transamination process was discovered by the Soviet biochemists A. E. Braunshtein and M. G. Kritsman in 1937. The coenzyme in transaminase reactions is pyridoxal phosphate, the aldehyde group of which serves as intermediate acceptor of the amino group. The resulting pyridoxamine phosphate transfers the amino group to the ketone group of the acid undergoing amination. The reaction is reversible.

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No references found	However, transaminases are now elevated and histologically there is increased necroinflammatory activity. Advances in hepatitis B by Sonderup, Mark / CME: Your SA Journal of CPD The importance of this topic was also highlighted by the findings of a recent study presented at this year's Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections in Montreal showing a high prevalence of hepatic fibrosis and steatosis in HIV/AIDS patients without chronic viral hepatitis but with chronically elevated transaminases on antiretroviral therapy [5]. HIV and the liver by Rockstroh, Jurgen / Journal of HIV Therapy The most frequent side effects related to the use of statins, myopathy, rhabdomyolysis, and increased levels of transaminases, are unusual. Relative safety profiles of high dose statin regimens by Life Extension	Trans-Siberian Railroad Trans-Ural Plain TRANS-USE Trans-Volga Elders Trans-Volga Region Transact transacter transactinide elements Transaction Transaction Application Language transaction data transaction environment transaction file transaction processing Transaction Processing Facility transaction processing system transaction record transaction tape transactional analysis Transactional Capacity transactional software transadmittance transalpine Transalpine Gaul Transaminase Transaminases Transamination Transandine Railway Transantarctic Mountains Transbaikal Breed Transbaikal Cossack Host Transbaikal Railroad Transbaikalia Transbaykalia transcapsidation Transcarpathian Lowland Transcarpathian Oblast Transcarpathian Region Transcarpathian Ukraine Transcaspian Provisional Government, Transcaspian Region Transcaucasia Transcaucasian Commissariat Transcaucasian Economic Region Transcaucasian Federation Transcaucasian Railroad Transcaucasian Seim transceiver transceiver data link Transcendence transcendence base	transalpine Transalpine Gaul Transalpine Gaul TransAlta Utilities Transamerica Apple Distribution Finance Ltd. Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies Transamerica Corporation Transamerica Direct Marketing Korea Transamerica Finance Corp. Transamerica Finance Corporation Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company Transamerica International Reinsurance Ireland Transamerica Life Canada Transamerica Life Insurance Company Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company Transamerica Trailer Leasing Ltd. Transamerica Worksite Monitoring Transamerican Hockey League transamidase transamidation transamidination transaminase transaminase transaminase Transaminase Glutamico Piruvica transaminase tests transaminase tests transaminase tests transaminase tests transaminase tests Transaminases transaminate transaminate transaminate transaminated transaminated transaminated transaminates transaminates transaminates transaminating transaminating transaminating transamination transamination transamination transamination 1 Transamination reaction Transamination reaction Transamination reaction Transamine Transamine Transamine transaminitis Transanal Abdominal Transanal Radical Proctosigmoidectomy Transanal Advancement Flap Repair Transanal Endoscopic Micro-surgery Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery Transanal Rectal Advancement Flap Transandine Railway Transanimate

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However, transaminases are now elevated and histologically there is increased necroinflammatory activity.

Advances in hepatitis B by Sonderup, Mark / CME: Your SA Journal of CPD

The importance of this topic was also highlighted by the findings of a recent study presented at this year's Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections in Montreal showing a high prevalence of hepatic fibrosis and steatosis in HIV/AIDS patients without chronic viral hepatitis but with chronically elevated transaminases on antiretroviral therapy [5].

HIV and the liver by Rockstroh, Jurgen / Journal of HIV Therapy

The most frequent side effects related to the use of statins, myopathy, rhabdomyolysis, and increased levels of transaminases, are unusual.

Relative safety profiles of high dose statin regimens by Life Extension

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