D-octopine dehydrogenase
CLASS OF ENZYMES
EC 1.5.1.11; N2-(D-1-carboxyethyl)-L-arginine:NAD+ oxidoreductase (L-arginine-forming)
Octopine dehydrogenase (N2-(D-1-carboxyethyl)-L-arginine:NAD+ oxidoreductase, OcDH, ODH) is a dehydrogenase enzyme in the opine dehydrogenase family that helps maintain redox balance under anaerobic conditions. It is found largely in aquatic invertebrates, especially mollusks, sipunculids, and coelenterates, and plays a role analogous to lactate dehydrogenase (found largely in vertebrates)