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Lactate

Definition

noun

(chemistry) Any salt or ester of lactic acid such that the acidic hydrogen of the carboxyl group has been replaced by a metal or an organic radical.

verb

To produce milk.


Supplement

In chemistry, lactate is the final byproduct of anaerobic glycolysis. Accumulation of this compound in tissues is responsible for the condition called oxygen debt.


Word origin: Latin lactātus, ptp. of lactāre to suckle.

Related forms: lactation (noun)

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Optical density Q

... of X in 50 ml of water. What is the molar extinction coefficient of X at 400nm? (mol. wt. of X is 450) (20% of the marks) (ii) Measurements of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) activity were carried out on plasma from an adult patient admitted to hospital with a suspected heart attack. The assay ...

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by monkey07
Mon Jun 01, 2009 4:34 pm
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: Optical density Q
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Production of Lactate

look up the cori cycle. Lactate is recycled to the liver where it can be used in gluconeogenesis to regenerate glucose...

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by smellor
Wed May 13, 2009 8:21 pm
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: Production of Lactate
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Re: Lactate

Many thanks for the reference, I will have a read at it and let you know. Cheers.

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by mathsphd
Tue Mar 31, 2009 3:15 pm
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Lactate
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it also depends on what cell type you are referring to. Muscle cells do not produce lactate (at all) unless they are deprived of oxygen, which happens during physical exercise. However, for example some cells of the retina normally have a storage of lactate as part ...

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by mathsphd
Sun Mar 29, 2009 11:51 pm
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Lactate
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Lactate

it also depends on what cell type you are referring to. Muscle cells do not produce lactate (at all) unless they are deprived of oxygen, which happens during physical exercise. However, for example some cells of the retina normally have a storage of lactate as part ...

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by MrMistery
Sat Mar 28, 2009 8:58 pm
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Lactate
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