TheAspartateAminotransferaseAssaykitmeasurestheaspartateaminotransferaseactivityindifferenttypesofsamples,suchasserum,plasma,andtissues.Thisproductisforresearchpurposesonlyandisnotapprovedforuseinanimals,humans,ordiagnosticprocedures.
AspartateAminotransferase(AST),alsoknownasserumglutamate-oxaloacetatetransaminase(SGOT),catalyzestherevers
IBLetransferofanaminogroupfromaspartatetoα-ketoglutarate.Theproductsofthistransaminationreactionareoxaloacetateandglutamate.ASTisfoundinliver,heart,skeletalmuscle,kidneys,brainsandredbloodcells.SignificantlyelevatedserumASTlevelsoftensuggesttheexistenceofmedicalproblems,suchasmyocardialinfarction,acutepancreatitis,acuterenaldisease,andtrauma.ThiscolorimetricassayisbasedontheoxidizationofNADHtoNADinthepresenceofoxaloacetateandmalatedehydrogenase.ASTactivityisdeterminedbyassayingtherateofNADHoxidation,whichisproportionaltothereductioninabsorbanceat340nmovertime(ΔOD340nm/min).
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| CatalogNo. | 8608 |
| CountryofManufacture | UnitedStates |
| ProductCode | AST |
| Size/Quantity | 100tests |
| ProductUse | TheAspartateAminotransferaseAssaykitmeasurestheaspartateaminotransferaseactivityindifferenttypesofsamples,suchasserum,plasma,andtissues.Thisproductisforresearchpurposesonlyandisnotapprovedforuseinanimals,humans,ordiagnosticprocedures. |
| Storage | Storein-20°C |
| ShippingInfo | Shippedondryice. |
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