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Lactate dehydrogenase

Lactate dehydrogenase

(Science: enzyme) An enzyme with 5 forms: LDH-1 is in the heart, its blood level can rise when heart muscle is damaged. Other forms can be found in the liver, brain, kidney, skeletal muscle and bone. A useful blood test in the evaluation of many disease processes, including heart attack, liver disease, muscular dystrophy and bone disease.


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Optical density Q

... 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 ...

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by monkey07
Mon Jun 01, 2009 4:34 pm
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: Optical density Q
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Re: Function of Nadh

... can be converted to lactic acid by an enzyme called lactic acid dehydrogenase. NADH is a cofactor for this enzyme (and a host of other dehydrogenase/oxidase enzymes) and is the source of electrons that reduces pyruvate to lactate regenerating oxidized NAD+ that can be used again in a fresh round ...

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by blcr11
Thu Aug 21, 2008 8:03 pm
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: Function of Nadh
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Biochemistry help?

... So, this can be seen as an equilibrium process ( which catalyzed by lactate dehydrogenase) between pyruvate and lactate because zero Gibbs energy means an equilibrium ...

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by victor
Thu Jul 03, 2008 12:51 am
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Biochemistry help?
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Creatine Kinease Activity

... with regards to CK activity and the addition of pyruvate kinase and lactate dehydrogenase. Also how is the removal of NADH related to the Creatine Kinase activity? Any ...

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by radical1080
Sat Mar 17, 2007 9:31 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Creatine Kinease Activity
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Which fats are easiest to digest and why?

EC 1.1.2.3 L-lactate dehydrogenase (cytochrome)........ :P EC (Enzyme Commission) number ...... :P Secret site for that.......... http://www.google.co.in/search?hl=en&q=enzyme+nomenclature+EC&meta=

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by sachin
Tue Jan 09, 2007 1:19 pm
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Which fats are easiest to digest and why?
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