Medical Definition of Isocitrate dehydrogenase

1. An enzyme of the oxidoreductase class that catalyses the conversion of isocitrate and NAD+ to yield 2-ketoglutarate, carbon dioxide, and NADH. It occurs in cell mitochondria. The enzyme requires magnesium, mn2+; it is activated by ADP, citrate, and calcium, and inhibited by NADH, NADPH, and ATP. The reaction is the key rate-limiting step of the citric acid (tricarboxylic) cycle. (the NADP+ enzyme is EC 1.1.1.42.) Chemical name: Isocitrate:NAD+ oxidoreductase (decarboxylating) Registry number: EC 1.1.1.41 (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Isocitrate Dehydrogenase

isochronal
isochronal
isochronally
isochrone
isochrones
isochronia
isochronism
isochronisms
isochronous
isochronous
isochronously
isochrons
isochroous
isocitrase
isocitrate
isocitrate dehydrogenase (current term)
isocitrate lyase
isocitric acid
isocitric acid dehydrogenase
isocitritase
isoclinal
isoclinals
isocline
isocline
isoclines
isoclinic
isoclinic
isoclinics
isoconazole
isocoria

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