UniProt functional annotation for Q27743

UniProt code: Q27743.

Organism: Plasmodium falciparum (isolate CDC / Honduras).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Sar; Alveolata; Apicomplexa; Aconoidasida; Haemosporida; Plasmodiidae; Plasmodium; Plasmodium (Laverania).
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=(S)-lactate + NAD(+) = H(+) + NADH + pyruvate; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:23444, ChEBI:CHEBI:15361, ChEBI:CHEBI:15378, ChEBI:CHEBI:16651, ChEBI:CHEBI:57540, ChEBI:CHEBI:57945; EC=1.1.1.27;
Pathway: Fermentation; pyruvate fermentation to lactate; (S)-lactate from pyruvate: step 1/1.
Subunit: Homotetramer.
Similarity: Belongs to the LDH/MDH superfamily. LDH family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.