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Lactate Dehydrogenase(LDH)(E.C.1.1.1.27)
• Lactate dehydrogenase is an oligomeric enzyme
made up of four subunits
• Oxidoreductase enzyme that catalyzes the reversible
reaction of Pyruvate(PA) to lactate(LA) accompanied
by the interconversion of NADH and NAD+.
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• Each monomer consists of a peptide chain of 334 amino
acids with its own active center.
• Each subunit maybe one of two types termed H and M.
• M form predominates in the skeletal muscles and
anaerobic tissues and H form in the heart 3
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