Definition of Aldolase
1. an enzyme [n -S] - See also: enzyme
Medical Definition of Aldolase
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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)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Aldolase
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