Trifluorolactate is a substrate for an FMN-dependent lactate dehydrogenase (LDH).
Trifluorolactate is known to be an inhibitor for an NAD-dependent LDH.
Trifluoropyruvate reoxidizes the reduced FMN-dependent LDH faster than pyruvate.
Trifluoropyruvate is reduced more slowly than pyruvate by the NAD-dependent LDH.
The chemical mechanism of the FMN-dependent and NAD-dependent LDH's is different.