n. 1  A nucleic acid that carries the genetic information in cells and some viruses, consisting of two long chains of nucleotides twisted into a double helix and joined by hydrogen bonds between the complementary bases adenine and thymine or cytosine and guanine.
Less than 1 percent of patients with normal results on liver function tests before taking extended-release niacin tablets have elevated liver enzyme values (more than three times the reference range) after niacin is started.
Answer by Legalblaze. Confidence votes 422. Liver enzymes in blood tests are ALT/SGPT (alanine aminotransferase) and AST/SGOT (aspartate aminotransferase). Liver enzymes in blood tests are ALT/SGPT (alanine aminotransferase) and AST/SGOT (aspartate aminotransferase).