AST SGOT â High, Normal, Low (Interpretation) AST is one of the two liver enzymes. it stands for aspartate amino transferase. This enzyme is also known as SGOT, which stands for serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase. AST is a protein that is synthesized in the liver cells. When there is liver complication or damage, this enzyme leaks out and enters the blood stream, something that leads to increased level of this type of protein in blood. AST is also found in other parts of the body apart from liver.
It was selected as the state flower by the California State Floral Society in December 1890, winning out over the Mariposa lily (genus Calochortus) and the Matilija poppy (Romneya coulteri) by a wide margin, but the state legislature did not make the selection official until 1903.
Maine State Flower. The White pine cone and Tassel (Pinus strobus) was named the Maine State Flower on July 21, 1945. Maine is the only state that has selected an official floral emblem that does not offer a flower. Eastern white pine is a perennial, considered native to the USA.