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D(—)-Lactic Acid and D(—)-Lactate Dehydrogenase in Octopus Spermatozoa

Thaddeus Robert Rudolph Mann, Arthur W. Martin, J. B. Thiersch, Cecilia Lutwak‐Mann, David E. Brooks, Robert R. Jones

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The spermatozoa of Octopus dofleini martini produce anaerobically D(-)-lactic acid and possess a very active D(-)-lactate dehydrogenase. In this respect, while resembling certain microorganisms, they differ strikingly from mammalian spermatozoa which produce L(+)-lactic acid and contain L(+)-lactate dehydrogenase.

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The spermatozoa of Octopus dofleini martini produce anaerobically D(-)-lactic acid and possess a very active D(-)-lactate dehydrogenase. In this respect, while resembling certain microorganisms, they differ strikingly from mammalian spermatozoa which produce L(+)-lactic acid and contain L(+)-lactate dehydrogenase.

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The spermatozoa of Octopus dofleini martini produce anaerobically D(-)-lactic acid and possess a very active D(-)-lactate dehydrogenase. In this respect, while resembling certain microorganisms, they differ strikingly from mammalian spermatozoa which produce L(+)-lactic acid and contain L(+)-lactate dehydrogenase.

Key concepts: octopus (software), Lactic acid, Lactate dehydrogenase, Lactic dehydrogenase, L-Lactate dehydrogenase, Biochemistry, Dehydrogenase, Biology

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