lactate dehydrogenase (LDH)

Function

• reversible reduction of pyruvate to lactate

Structure

• tetramer of LDH H subunits & LDH M subunits

Pathology

• released during tissue damage
• marker of common injuries & disease

More general terms

• alcohol oxidoreductase
• dehydrogenase
• multisubunit protein
• glycolytic enzyme

More specific terms

• D-lactate dehydrogenase, mitochondrial (lactate dehydrogenase D, DLD, LDHD)
• L-lactate dehydrogenase A-like 6B
• lactate dehydrogenase 1 (LDH1)
• lactate dehydrogenase 2 (LDH2)
• lactate dehydrogenase 3 (LDH3)
• lactate dehydrogenase 4 (LDH4)
• lactate dehydrogenase 5 (LDH5)

Additional terms

• glycolytic pathway (glycolysis, Embden Myerhof pathway)
• lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) electrophoresis; lactate dehydrogenase isozymes in serum/plasma
• lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) in serum
• lactate dehydrogenase C (LDH X subunit, LDHC, cancer/testis antigen 32, CT32)