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Isoenzymes of Lactate Dehydrogenase in Swine Stability During Storage at Different Temperatures and By Heat Treatment

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The isoenzymes of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) in serum from normal pigs were studied after separation by agar gel electrophoresis with subsequent staining with a tetrazolium salt.

Experiment 1. The stability of isoenzymes was investigated for 5 successive days after storage at room temperature (22°C), in the refrigerator (4°G), and once after storage for 32 days in the deep-freezer (—20°C). Greatest loss of activity was seen after storage in the refrigerator, where LDH2 and LDH3 lost most of its activity after 5 days. In LDH4 and LDH5 no loss had occurred at this time. Also at room temperature great losses were seen in LDH2 and LDH3. After storage in the deep-freezer an increase in LDH3 activity was recorded.

Experiment 2. Serum samples were kept in water baths for 30 min. at 50, 53, and 56°C. A simultaneous and increasing loss in activity of LDH3, LDH4, and LDH5 was seen from 50° to 56°C. At 56° no activity was left in LDH3, LDH4, or LDH5, and only about 15 % of the original activity was present in LDH2. LDH1 showed no loss at 56°, but all activity was lost at 65°.

A close correlation was found between total lactate dehydrogenase and α-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase activity in both experiments.

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Baustad, B., Tollersrud, S. Isoenzymes of Lactate Dehydrogenase in Swine Stability During Storage at Different Temperatures and By Heat Treatment. Acta Vet Scand 10, 372–381 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1186/BF03548270

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