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==Function== | ==Function== | ||
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LDH preforms an important metabolic function in the body. The enzyme catalyzes both the conversion of pyruvate to lactose as well as the conversion of lactose to pyruvate. The conversion of pyruvate to lactose occurs in the muscles of the body when oxygen is absent. The lactate acid is then moved back to the liver where LDH catalyzes the Cori cycle which converts the lactose back into pyruvate. | LDH preforms an important metabolic function in the body. The enzyme catalyzes both the conversion of pyruvate to lactose as well as the conversion of lactose to pyruvate. The conversion of pyruvate to lactose occurs in the muscles of the body when oxygen is absent. The lactate acid is then moved back to the liver where LDH catalyzes the Cori cycle which converts the lactose back into pyruvate. | ||