aldolase

[ al-duh-leys, -leyz ]

/ ˈæl dəˌleɪs, -ˌleɪz /

noun Biochemistry.

any of a group of enzymes catalyzing reversible aldol condensations.

Nearby words

aldis lamp, aldiss, aldm., aldohexose, aldol, aldolase, aldomet, aldopentose, aldose, aldosterone, aldosteronism

Origin of aldolase

1935–40; < German Aldolase; see aldol, -ase

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Medicine definitions for aldolase

aldolase

[ ăl′də-lās′, lāz′ ]

n.

An enzyme present in certain living tissues, including skeletal and heart muscle tissues, that catalyzes the breakdown of a fructose ester into triose sugars.