Cancer Terms

Lactate Dehydrogenase

Cancer Terms -> Gene Product -> Protein -> Protein Organized by Function -> Enzyme -> Oxidoreductase -> Lactate Dehydrogenase

Lactate Dehydrogenase Definition

A family of homotetrameric cytoplasmic enzymes involved in the conversion of L-lactate and NAD to pyruvate and NADH in the final step of anaerobic glycolysis. In vertebrates, genes for three different subunits (LDH-A, LDH-B and LDH-C) exist.

Lactate Dehydrogenase Synonyms

Lactate Dehydrogenase, EC 1.1.1.27, L-(+)-Lactate Dehydrogenase, L-Lactic Acid Dehydrogenase, LDH, Lactic Acid Dehydrogenase, NAD-Lactate Dehydrogenase

Terms in Lactate Dehydrogenase category



Copyright © Cancer Terms 2014 All rights reserved. | Terms of Use | Low Carb Foods

No reproduction or republication permitted.