See Also: aldehyde-lyases(medicine)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
lyases(medicine)
ammonia-lyases(medicine)
intramolecular lyases(medicine)
hydro-lyases(medicine)
chondroitin lyases(medicine)
carboxy-lyases(medicine)
polysaccharide-lyases(medicine)
amidine-lyases(medicine)

aldehyde-lyases (medicine)


aldehyde-lyases
<enzyme> Enzymes that catalyze cleavage of a carbon-carbon bond in a molecule containing a hydroxyl group and a carbonyl group to form two smaller molecules, each being an aldehyde or a ketone. The reaction is the reverse of an aldol condensation. These enzymes are also known as aldolases.

Registry number: EC 4.1.2.