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EC 1.1.2.3 Details
EC number
1.1.2.3
Accepted name
L-lactate dehydrogenase (cytochrome)
Reaction
(S)-lactate + 2 ferricytochrome c = pyruvate + 2 ferrocytochrome c + 2 H+
Other name(s)
lactic acid dehydrogenase,
cytochrome b2 (flavin-free derivative of flavocytochrome b2),
flavocytochrome b2,
L-lactate cytochrome c reductase,
L(+)-lactate:cytochrome c oxidoreductase,
dehydrogenase, lactate (cytochrome),
L-lactate cytochrome c oxidoreductase,
lactate dehydrogenase (cytochrome),
lactic cytochrome c reductase
Systematic name
(S)-lactate:ferricytochrome-c 2-oxidoreductase
CAS registry number
9078-32-4
Comment
Identical with cytochrome b2; a flavohemoprotein (FMN).
History
created 1961
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