title: D(--)-lactic acid and d(--)-lactate dehydrohgenase in octopus spermatozoa.
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: D000693:Anaerobiosis; D000818:Animals; D004586:Electrophoresis; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism; D007773:Lactates / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D009243:NAD / Q000378:metabolism; D049831:Octopodiformes / Q000378:metabolism*; D011773:Pyruvates / Q000378:metabolism; D013045:Species Specificity; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000032:analysis* / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D007773:Lactates; D011773:Pyruvates; D009243:NAD; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase