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A convenient method for measuring human red cell GPT activity using pyruvate andl-glutamate as substrates (the reverse reaction) was described and the activities among different GPT phenotypes were compared. It was found that the mean activity for GPT 1 phenotype was higher than that for GPT 2, while that for GPT 2-1 fell between these two levels. These results accorded with the finding known as to the forward reaction.
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Ueda, S., Uchikawa, M. & Omoto, K. Human red cell GPT polymorphism: Comparison of the activities among different phenotypes using pyruvate andl-glutamate as substrates. Jap J Human Genet 24, 63–67 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01888922
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