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Serum, plasma, cells, culture supernatant, tissue
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Aspartate aminotransferase (AST), also known as aspartate aminotransferase and glutamate-oxaloacetate aminotransferase (GOT), is an aminotransferase (EC 2.6.1.1) similar to the more liver-specific alanine aminotransferase (ALT). Although AST is commonly used clinically as part of diagnostic liver function tests, AST has broader clinical utility because it may also be elevated in diseases affecting other organs, such as the heart or muscle in myocardial infarction, as well as acute pancreatitis, acute hemolytic anemia, severe burns, acute kidney disease, musculoskeletal disorders, and trauma.
