Glutamate aminotransferase

When it comes to the more professional term glutamate transaminase, I believe many friends are not clear about what it is. In fact, glutamate transaminase is a protein composed of a large number of amino molecules. It can not only greatly improve the flavor and taste of food, but also increase the nutritional value of protein. But this kind of substance is also very important for our body. So what should we do if glutamate aminotransferase is high?

In fact, high glutamate transaminase is one of the more common symptoms, especially for patients who drink alcohol, smoke, or even have some chronic diseases. High glutamate transaminase is very normal. So what should we do if glutamate aminotransferase is high?

Glutamine transaminase, also known as transglutaminase (TG enzyme for short), is a monomeric protein with an active center and a molecular weight of about 38,000, which is composed of 331 amino groups. It can catalyze the intramolecular and intermolecular covalent cross-linking of proteins and polypeptides, thereby improving the structure and function of proteins, and significantly improving the properties of proteins, such as foaming, emulsification, emulsion stability, thermal stability, water retention and gelling ability, thereby improving the flavor, taste, texture and appearance of food. Therefore, transglutaminase has been widely used in food processing industries such as meat products, aquatic products, bean products, flour products, rice products and dairy products.

Transglutaminase has many uses in food, mainly including:

Improve food texture. Transglutaminase can catalyze cross-linking reactions between protein molecules and improve many important properties of proteins.

Improve the nutritional value of protein. Glutamine transaminase can covalently cross-link essential amino acids for the human body (such as lysine) to proteins, preventing the destruction of amino acids by the Maillard reaction and improving the nutritional value of proteins.

Causes of elevated glutamate aminotransferase

1. People who drink a lot or for a long time have elevated glutamate transaminase.

2. Viral hepatitis This is the most common disease that causes elevated glutamate transaminase. All types of acute and chronic viral hepatitis can lead to elevated glutamate transaminase. What we want to remind everyone here is that for patients with viral hepatitis, when glutamate aminotransferase rises to twice the normal value, it is the best time to fight the virus. At this time, treatment can achieve twice the result with half the effort, so you must pay attention to seize the opportunity.

3. When liver cirrhosis and liver cancer are active, glutamate transaminase usually increases.

4. Acute attacks of cholecystitis and cholelithiasis caused by biliary diseases often cause fever, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, jaundice, and elevated blood bilirubin and glutamate aminotransferase ALT.

5. Toxic hepatitis: Many drugs and chemical agents can cause elevated glutamate transaminase (ALT), but after drug withdrawal, elevated glutamate transaminase can return to normal.

Regarding the causes and solutions of glutamate transaminase, we should first reduce smoking and drinking, because long-term heavy smoking and drinking have a great impact on our liver and lungs, and can easily lead to cirrhosis and even liver cancer. These diseases can also easily lead to an increase in glutamate transaminase in our body, so everyone should take care of their bodies and stay away from irritating foods such as tobacco and alcohol.