Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) plays an essential role in making body energy.
It is a hydrogen transfer enzyme.
This enzyme aids in the process of cellular respiration, which is how the body converts glucose (sugar) from food into energy for the cells.
Most living things include the enzyme LDH, which transforms pyruvate, the byproduct of glycolysis, into lactic acid.
The molecule also utilizes a unit of the energy-transfer molecule NADH during this conversion, releasing the hydrogen to create NAD+ and enabling glycolysis to proceed.
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LDH is a cytoplasmic enzyme found in practically all tissues but is particularly present in high amounts in muscle, liver, and kidney.
This enzyme is found in moderate amounts in red blood cells as well.
