aldolase

[ al-duh-leys, -leyz ]

noun

, Biochemistry.

1. any of a group of enzymes catalyzing reversible aldol condensations.

Word History and Origins

Origin of aldolase¹

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

Example Sentences

Fructose-1,6-bisphosphate and aldolase mediate glucose sensing by AMPK.

From Nature

By contrast, in leaves, carbon-fixation-specific genes such as plastidic aldolase, fructose-1,6-biphosphatase and distinct leaf isoforms of starch synthase, starch branching enzyme, starch phosphorylase and ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase were upregulated.

From Nature