What would the effect be of a lack of lactate dehydrogenase?

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Lactate dehydrogenase plays a crucial role in the anaerobic glycolytic pathway by converting pyruvate to lactate, which generates ATP for cells during oxygen deprivation. A lack of lactate dehydrogenase would lead to a deficiency in ATP production, as well as an accumulation of pyruvate (which cannot be converted to lactate without lactate dehydrogenase). It would not result in a buildup of glucose or CO₂ (which is not a known metabolite).

What Would the Effect Be of a Lack of Lactate