EC 1.1.1.37

Chemical Properties

Powder

Uses

Malic dehydrogenase has been used in a study to assess a flow injection system for on-line monitoring of fumaric acid in biological processes. It has also been used in a study to investigate a root-knot nematode parasitizing peanut in Texas.

Uses

Malic dehydrogenase has been used in a study to assess the comparative molluscicidal action of Ginko biloba extract on snail hosts. It has also been used in a study to investigate the effect of early feed restriction on metabolic programming and compensatory growth in broiler chickens.

General Description

Cytoplasmic Isozyme

Biochem/physiol Actions

Malic Dehydrogenase (MDH) plays an important role in the citric acid cycle in mitochondria. It catalyzes the interconversion of substrates malate and oxaloacetate with the simultaneous oxidation/reduction of NAD/NADH+. MDH present in the cytosol is involved in the shuttling of malate/aspartate.