COOH) represents the protonated form of the organic acid, whereas lactate (CH₃CH (OH)COO⁻) represents its conjugated base.

A volunteer is monitored after being given a large dose of glucose to determine how well people switch from fat to carbohydrate metabolism as they age. In the tests at UC Berkeley, subjects had their ...

Background Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) isoenzymes are required for adenosine triphosphate production, with each of five different isoenzymes having varying proficiencies in anaerobic versus aerobic ...

Lactic acid has long been vilified, but new research shows that it doesn't impair muscle function. In fact, it might actually be good for you. Like all great villains, lactic acid has been ...

Andreas Almgren, who streaked to a new European half-marathon record of 58:41 earlier this month, swears by it. So does Cole Hocker: “Yeah, I ripped a shot before the 5K,” he said after taking gold in ...

Time trials are the purest form of bicycle racing. There are no team tactics, no draughting, no lead-out trains, and no wondering if the rider behind is about to launch a surprise attack. The TT is ...

The International Brain pH Project Consortium unveils groundbreaking findings in a large-scale animal model study, indicating altered brain pH and lactate levels as a transdiagnostic endophenotype in ...

A recent Nature Metabolism study reports that circulating lactate levels are positively associated with weight loss in cancer cachexia patients. Mouse model experiments also revealed that ...

A new initiative by The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI) proposes a new framework and call to action for managing cardiogenic shock (CS), establishing lactate clearance ...

A 60-year-old asymptomatic woman has shown progressive elevation in her lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) levels (230-350 units/L) over the past year. She takes hydrochlorothiazide for hypertension. Until ...