Protein Information

Name pyruvate dehydrogenase (protein family or complex)
Synonyms Pyruvate dehydrogenase; Pyruvate dehydrogenases

Compound Information

Name oxamate
CAS hexyl 2-(diethylamino)-2-oxoacetate

Reference List

PubMed Abstract RScore(About this table)
8548923 Chretien D, Pourrier M, Bourgeron T, Sene M, Rotig A, Munnich A, Rustin P: An improved spectrophotometric assay of pyruvate dehydrogenase in lactate dehydrogenase contaminated mitochondrial preparations from human skeletal muscle. Clin Chim Acta. 1995 Sep 15;240(2):129-36.

Using a model reaction system consisting of varying mixtures of purified lactate and pyruvate dehydrogenases, we found that the presence of oxamate, a competitive inhibitor of the lactate dehydrogenase, allowed the measurement of a linear rate of pyruvate dehydrogenase activity without interference from lactate dehydrogenase.
96(1,1,3,6) Details