Function and Biology

Crystal structure of ancestral apicomplexan malate dehydrogenase with malate.

Source organism: Apicomplexa

EC 1.1.1.27: L-lactate dehydrogenase

Reaction catalysed:
(S)-lactate + NAD(+) = pyruvate + NADH
Systematic name:
(S)-lactate:NAD(+) oxidoreductase
Alternative Name(s):
  • L(+)-nLDH
  • L-(+)-lactate dehydrogenase
  • L-lactic acid dehydrogenase
  • L-lactic dehydrogenase
  • Lactate dehydrogenase
  • Lactate dehydrogenase NAD-dependent
  • Lactic acid dehydrogenase
  • Lactic dehydrogenase
  • NAD-lactate dehydrogenase

Sequence families

Pfam Protein families (Pfam)
PF02866
Domain description: lactate/malate dehydrogenase, alpha/beta C-terminal domain
Occurring in:
  1. L-lactate dehydrogenase
The deposited structure of PDB entry 4ply contains 8 copies of Pfam domain PF02866 (lactate/malate dehydrogenase, alpha/beta C-terminal domain) in L-lactate dehydrogenase. Showing 1 copy in chain B [auth A].

PF00056
Domain description: lactate/malate dehydrogenase, NAD binding domain
Occurring in:
  1. L-lactate dehydrogenase
The deposited structure of PDB entry 4ply contains 8 copies of Pfam domain PF00056 (lactate/malate dehydrogenase, NAD binding domain) in L-lactate dehydrogenase. Showing 1 copy in chain B [auth A].

InterPro InterPro annotations
IPR001557
Domain description: L-lactate/malate dehydrogenase
Occurring in:
  1. L-lactate dehydrogenase
IPR011275
Domain description: Malate dehydrogenase, type 3
Occurring in:
  1. L-lactate dehydrogenase
IPR015955
Domain description: Lactate dehydrogenase/glycoside hydrolase, family 4, C-terminal
Occurring in:
  1. L-lactate dehydrogenase
IPR022383
Domain description: Lactate/malate dehydrogenase, C-terminal
Occurring in:
  1. L-lactate dehydrogenase
IPR036291
Domain description: NAD(P)-binding domain superfamily
Occurring in:
  1. L-lactate dehydrogenase
IPR001236
Domain description: Lactate/malate dehydrogenase, N-terminal
Occurring in:
  1. L-lactate dehydrogenase

Structure domains

CATH CATH domains
3.90.110.10
Class: Alpha Beta
Architecture: Alpha-Beta Complex
Topology: L-2-Hydroxyisocaproate Dehydrogenase; Chain A, domain 2
Homology: Lactate dehydrogenase/glycoside hydrolase, family 4, C-terminal
Occurring in:
  1. L-lactate dehydrogenase
The deposited structure of PDB entry 4ply contains 8 copies of CATH domain 3.90.110.10 (L-2-Hydroxyisocaproate Dehydrogenase; Chain A, domain 2) in L-lactate dehydrogenase. Showing 1 copy in chain B [auth A].
3.40.50.720
Class: Alpha Beta
Architecture: 3-Layer(aba) Sandwich
Topology: Rossmann fold
Homology: NAD(P)-binding Rossmann-like Domain
Occurring in:
  1. L-lactate dehydrogenase
The deposited structure of PDB entry 4ply contains 8 copies of CATH domain 3.40.50.720 (Rossmann fold) in L-lactate dehydrogenase. Showing 1 copy in chain B [auth A].