An aldolase is an enzyme that performs an aldol reaction (creating an aldol) or its reverse (cleaving an aldol). The word often refers to any type of fructose-bisphosphate aldolase, but can also refer to other enzymes, such as the one that forms sialic acid. ...
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(from the article `metabolism`) ...the reverse reaction is an aldol condensation—i.e., an aldehyde (glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate) combines with a ketone (dihydroxyacetone ...
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<biochemistry, enzyme> In glycolysis, aldolase is responsible for cleaving fructose 1,6-bisphosphate into two3-carbon molecules, dihydroxyacetone and glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate.This is done via the formation of a protonated Schiff base at a specificlysine residue. ... (06 May 1997) ...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: al′dō-lās Definitions: 1. Generic term for aldehyde-lyase. 2. Name sometimes applied to fructose-1,6-bisphosphate aldolase.
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any of a group of enzymes catalyzing reversible aldol condensations.
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