Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST, GOT)

Product Name Aspartate Aminotransferase
Source Human Liver
Catalogue Number 306-10
Purity Purified
Form Lyophilized
Activity > 1 U/mg (Dimension® Clinical Chemistry System)
Unit Definition One unit will catalyze the transamination of one micromole of L-aspartate to alpha-ketoglutarate forming L-glutamate and oxaloacetate per minute at 37°C and pH 7.8.
Protein > 0.5 mg protein/mg (Coomassie)
Specific Activity Report in U/mg protein
Contaminants CK: < 1.0%
ALT/GPT: < 2.0%
LDH: < 10%
Ammonia: < 0.01 micromole/mg
Recertification 3 years
Storage -20°C
Synonyms Aspartate Transaminase, Glutamate Oxaloacetate, AST, GOT, sGOT, AspAT, ASAT, AAT, serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase
Molecular Weight ~92,000 (Feliss and martinez-Carrion 1970)
UNSPSC code 51131907
CAS Number 9000-97-9
E.C. Number 2.6.1.1