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Recently,a lactate racemase was discovered as a new Ni-dependent enzyme with a unique tethered NAD-like cofactor.[1] We report the computational study aimed at decipher ing the previously unclear role of the Ni-tethered cofactor in reactions of lactate racemase.[2] Our results suggest that the formation of the metastable and reactive NADH-like pyruvate intermediate should avoid a thermodynamic sink by forming a stable pyruvate product and instead promoting its further transformation to produce stable lactate isomers.