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lactate dehydrogenase (LDH)
Function:
- reversible reduction of pyruvate to lactate
Structure:
- tetramer of LDH H subunits & LDH M subunits
Pathology:
- released during tissue damage
- marker of common injuries & disease
Interactions
molecular events
Related
glycolytic pathway (glycolysis, Embden Myerhof pathway)
lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) electrophoresis; lactate dehydrogenase isozymes in serum/plasma
lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) in serum
lactate dehydrogenase C (LDH X subunit, LDHC, cancer/testis antigen 32, CT32)
Specific
D-lactate dehydrogenase, mitochondrial (lactate dehydrogenase D, DLD, LDHD)
L-lactate dehydrogenase A-like 6B
lactate dehydrogenase 1 (LDH1)
lactate dehydrogenase 2 (LDH2)
lactate dehydrogenase 3 (LDH3)
lactate dehydrogenase 4 (LDH4)
lactate dehydrogenase 5 (LDH5)
General
alcohol oxidoreductase
dehydrogenase
glycolytic enzyme
multisubunit protein
Properties
SIZE: MW = 134 kD
COMPARTMENT: cytoplasm
CELL: most cell types*
WITHIN: anatomic structure*
in vitro
MOTIF: active site
References
- Wikipedia, lactate dehydrogenase entry
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/lactate_dehydrogenase