Question

Do humans use lactate dehydrogenase?

Answer 1

Lactate dehydrogenase:

1. It is a type of enzyme found in almost every living cell.
2. Lactate is converted to pyruvate by LDH, just as NAD+ is converted to NADH by LDH.
3. A dehydrogenase is a hydride transfer enzyme that transfers hydrides from one molecule to another. LDH enzymes are divided into four categories.
4. Lactate dehydrogenase, also known as LDH, is an important enzyme in the anaerobic metabolic pathway.

LDH is found in various combinations of two subunits in a variety of tissues, including muscles, the liver, the heart, the kidneys, and others.