Lactate Dehydrogenase

**Semantic type:** Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein|Enzyme

**Definition:** A family of homotetrameric cytoplasmic enzymes involved in the conversion of L-lactate and NAD to pyruvate and NADH in the final step of anaerobic glycolysis. In vertebrates, genes for three different subunits (LDH-A, LDH-B and LDH-C) exist.

**Synonyms:** - EC 1.1.1.27 - L-(+)-Lactate Dehydrogenase - L-Lactic Acid Dehydrogenase - LDH - LDH - Lactic Acid Dehydrogenase - NAD-Lactate Dehydrogenase - lactate dehydrogenase - lactic acid dehydrogenase