CFR > Title 21 - Food and Drugs > CHAPTER I—FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES > SUBCHAPTER H—MEDICAL DEVICES (parts 800 to 898) > PART 862—CLINICAL CHEMISTRY AND CLINICAL TOXICOLOGY DEVICES > SUBPART B—Clinical Chemistry Test Systems (§862.1020 to §862.1825) > 862.1100—Aspartate amino transferase (AST/SGOT) test system.

862.1100—Aspartate amino transferase (AST/SGOT) test system.

(a) Identification. An aspartate amino transferase (AST/SGOT) test system is a device intended to measure the activity of the enzyme aspartate amino transferase (AST) (also known as a serum glutamic oxaloacetic transferase or SGOT) in serum and plasma. Aspartate amino transferase measurements are used in the diagnosis and treatment of certain types of liver and heart disease.
(b) Classification. Class II.