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aldolase

[al-duh-leys, -leyz]
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noun Biochemistry.
  1. any of a group of enzymes catalyzing reversible aldol condensations.
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Origin of aldolase

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

aldolase

(ăl′də-lās′, lāz′)
n.
  1. 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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