Medical Definition of Aldehyde-lyases
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Enzymes that catalyze cleavage of a carbon-carbon bond in a molecule containing a hydroxyl group and a carbonyl group to form two smaller molecules, each being an aldehyde or a ketone. The reaction is the reverse of an aldol condensation. These enzymes are also known as aldolases.
Registry number: EC 4.1.2.
(12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Aldehyde-lyases
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