aldolase

[al-duh-leys, -leyz]

noun Biochemistry.

any of a group of enzymes catalyzing reversible aldol condensations.

Origin of aldolase

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

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aldolase in Medicine

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.

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