Malate dehydrogenase, mitochondrial (MDH2)


UniProt Number: P40926
Alternate Names: Malate DH
Structure and Function: Malate dehydrogenase (MDH2) is an enzyme in the citric acid cycle that catalyzes the conversion of malate into oxaloacetate (using NAD+) and vice versa (this is a reversible reaction). Malate dehydrogenase is also involved in gluconeogenesis, the synthesis of glucose from smaller molecules. Pyruvate in the mitochondria is acted upon by pyruvate carboxylase to form oxaloacetate, a citric acid cycle intermediate. In order to get the oxaloacetate out of the mitochondria, malate dehydrogenase reduces it to malate, and it then traverses the inner mitochondrial membrane. Once in the cytosol, the malate is oxidized back to oxaloacetate by cytosolic malate dehydrogenase. Finally, phosphoenol-pyruvate carboxy kinase (PEPCK) converts oxaloacetate to phosphoenol pyruvate.
Disease Associations: n/a


Monoclonal Antibodies
Cat. No. Name Reactivity Apps. Amount
MS783 MDH2 antibody Human, Mouse, Rat, Porcine ICC, IP, ICE 100 µg



Enzyme Activity Assays
Cat. No. Name Reactivity Amount
ab119693 MDH2 Activity Assay Kit Mouse, Rat, Human 96 Tests



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