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