A high level of alanine aminotransferase (ALT) is indicative of a
possible liver problem. Why is this so? In biochemistry we were
taught that ALT catalyzes the reaction
alanine + alpha-ketoglutarate <=> pyruvate + glutamate
Does it have something to do with the fact that the blood-base ALT is
extra-cellular?
Just curious,
Ralph (MD 2 B, starting this fall)
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