aldolase
noun
al·dol·ase
ˈal-də-ˌlās 
-ˌlāz
: a crystalline enzyme that occurs widely in living systems and catalyzes reversibly the cleavage of a phosphorylated fructose into triose sugars
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aldolase
noun
al·dol·ase
ˈal-də-ˌlās, -ˌlāz
: a crystalline enzyme that occurs widely in living systems and catalyzes reversibly the cleavage of a fructose ester into triose sugars
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