L-lactate dehydrogenase (cytochrome)
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In enzymology, L-lactate dehydrogenase (cytochrome) (EC number 1.1.2.3) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
| L-lactate dehydrogenase (cytochrome) | |||||||||
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| Identifiers | |||||||||
| EC no. | 1.1.2.3 | ||||||||
| CAS no. | 9078-32-4 | ||||||||
| Databases | |||||||||
| IntEnz | IntEnz view | ||||||||
| BRENDA | BRENDA entry | ||||||||
| ExPASy | NiceZyme view | ||||||||
| KEGG | KEGG entry | ||||||||
| MetaCyc | metabolic pathway | ||||||||
| PRIAM | profile | ||||||||
| PDB structures | RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum | ||||||||
| Gene Ontology | AmiGO / QuickGO | ||||||||
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The substrate of this enzyme is (S)-lactic acid, which is acted on by two equivalents of the cofactor, ferricytochrome c, which oxidises the hydroxy group to a keto group, giving pyruvic acid, while the cofactor's iron is reduced.[1][2][3][4]
See also
- D-lactate dehydrogenase (cytochrome) which acts on the enantiomer of the substrate
