EC |
1.1.2.5 |
Accepted name: |
D-lactate dehydrogenase (cytochrome c-553) |
Reaction: |
(R)-lactate + 2 ferricytochrome c-553 = pyruvate + 2 ferrocytochrome c-553 + 2 H+ |
Systematic name: |
(R)-lactate:cytochrome-c-553 2-oxidoreductase |
Comments: |
The enzyme from the sulfate-reducing bacterium Desulfovibrio vulgaris can also act on (R)-2-hydroxybutanoate. |
Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc, CAS registry number: 37250-79-6 |
References: |
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Ogata, M., Arihara, K. and Yagi, T. D-Lactate dehydrogenase of Desulfovibrio vulgaris. J. Biochem. (Tokyo) 89 (1981) 1423–1431. [PMID: 7275946] |
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[EC 1.1.2.5 created 1989] |
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