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. 1971 Feb;68(2):349–352. doi: 10.1073/pnas.68.2.349

Immunochemical Specificity of Lactate Dehydrogenase-X

Erwin Goldberg 1
PMCID: PMC388935  PMID: 5277084

Abstract

Sperm-producing testes of mammals and some birds contain a unique form of lactate dehydrogenase (EC 1.1.1.27) which is a tetramer composed of C subunits, rather than the A and B subunits of lactate dehydrogenase isozymes 1-5. Immunochemical evidence is presented which confirms the hypothesis that the C subunit is encoded in a separate gene from the A and B polypeptides. The evolutionary relationships of these genes are discussed.

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