Description
A lactate dehydrogenase (LDH or LD) is an enzyme found in nearly all living cells (animals, plants, and prokaryotes). LDH catalyzes the conversion of pyruvate to lactate and back, as it converts NADH to NAD+ and back. A dehydrogenase is an enzyme that transfers a hydride from one molecule to another.
Enzyme Commission Number
EC 1.1.1.27
Activity
>90%. (>200U/mL)
Unit Definition
One unit corresponds to the amount of enzyme which reduces 1 μmol pyruvate per minute at pH 7.4 and 25°C (NADH as cofactor)
Synonyms
EC 1.1.1.27; 9001-60-9; lactic acid dehydrogenase; L (+)-nLDH; L-(+)-lactate dehydrogenase; L-lactic dehydrogenase; L-lactic acid dehydrogenase; lactate dehydrogenase; lactate dehydrogenase NAD-dependent; lactic dehydrogenase; NAD-lactate dehydrogenase; L-lactate dehydrogenase; (S)-Lactate:NAD+ oxidoreductase; L-LDH; LAD; LD; LDH; Lactate
