lactate dehydrogenase
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lactate dehydrogenase
[′lak‚tāt dē′hī·drə·jə‚nās] (biochemistry)
A zinc-containing enzyme which catalyzes the oxidation of several α-hydroxy acids to corresponding α-keto acids.
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