"aldolase" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: aldolases [plural]
Etymology: From aldol + -ase. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|aldol|ase}} aldol + -ase Head templates: {{en-noun}} aldolase (plural aldolases)
  1. (biochemistry) An enzyme, present in some tissue, that catalyses the conversion of phosphates of fructose to those of glyceraldehyde and dihydroxyacetone Categories (topical): Enzymes Related terms: phenylserine Translations (enzyme present in some tissue): 醛縮酶 /醛缩酶 (quánsuōméi) (Chinese Mandarin), aldolaasi (Finnish), Aldolase [feminine] (German), aldóláis [feminine] (Irish), aldolasi [feminine] (Italian), aldolase [feminine] (Portuguese), aldolasa [feminine] (Spanish), aldolaza (Vietnamese)

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