Aspartate Aminotransferase

**Semantic type:** Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein|Enzyme

**Definition:** A family of pyridoxal phosphate-dependent enzymes involved in amino acid metabolism and in the urea and tricarboxylic acid cycles. Aspartate aminotransferase specifically and reversibly catalyzes the transfer of an amino group from L-aspartate to alpha-ketoglutarate forming oxaloacetate and L-glutamate.

**Synonyms:** - AspAT - AAT - ASAT - AST - Aspartate Transaminase - EC 2.6.1.1 - GOT - Glutamic Oxaloacetic Transaminase - SGOT - SGOT (AST) - aspartate transaminase - serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase