Aldolase

aldolase /al·do·lase/ (al´do-las)

1. aldehyde-lyase.

2. an enzyme that acts as a catalyst in the production of dihydroxyacetone phosphate and glyceraldehyde phosphate from fructose 1,6-bisphosphate. It occurs in several isozymes, one of which is deficient in hereditary fructose intolerance.

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al·dol·ase (ld-ls, lz)

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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Aldolase

An enzyme, found primarily in the muscle, that helps convert sugar into energy.

Mentioned in: Aldolase Test

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aldolase

an enzyme involved in the Embden-Meyerhof or glycolytic pathway which reversibly catalyzes the reaction fructose-1,6-bisphosphate to glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate and dihydroxyacetone phosphate. Present in all cells and may be measured in the serum as an indicator of muscle, heart or liver disease. Called also ALS and ALD.