| Entry |
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| Name |
lactate---malate transhydrogenase;
malate-lactate transhydrogenase
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| Class |
Oxidoreductases;
Acting on the CH-OH group of donors;
With other acceptors
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| Sysname |
(S)-lactate:oxaloacetate oxidoreductase
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| Reaction(IUBMB) |
(S)-lactate + oxaloacetate = pyruvate + malate [RN: R01447]
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| Reaction(KEGG) |
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| Substrate |
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| Product |
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| Comment |
Catalyses hydrogen transfer from C3 or C4 (S)-2-hydroxy acids to 2-oxo acids. It contains tightly bound nicotinamide nucleotide in its active centre. This prosthetic group cannot be removed without denaturation of the protein.
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| Pathway |
| Pyruvate metabolism | | Metabolic pathways |
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| Reference |
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| Authors |
Allen SH. |
| Title |
The isolation and characterization of malate-lactate transhydrogenase from Micrococcus lactilyticus. |
| Journal |
J. Biol. Chem. 241 (1966) 5266-75. |
| Organism |
Micrococcus lactilyticus |
| Reference |
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| Authors |
Allen SH, Patil JR. |
| Title |
Studies on the structure and mechanism of action of the malate-lactate transhydrogenase. |
| Journal |
J. Biol. Chem. 247 (1972) 909-16. |
| Organism |
Micrococcus lactilyticus, Veillonella alcalescens |
| Other DBs |
ExplorEnz - The Enzyme Database: IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature: ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: BRENDA, the Enzyme Database: CAS: 9077-15-0 |