CATALYTIC ACTIVITY: D-fructose 1,6-bisphosphate = glycerone phosphate + D-glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate. * PATHWAY: Glycolysis; sixth step. * SUBUNIT: Homotetramer. * DISEASE: DEFECTS IN ALDOA ARE ASSOCIATED WITH A FORM OF HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA. * MISCELLANEOUS: IN VERTEBRATES, THREE FORMS OF THIS UBIQUITOUS GLYCOLYTIC ENZYME ARE FOUND, ALDOLASE A IN MUSCLE, ALDOLASE B IN LIVER, AND ALDOLASE C IN BRAIN. * SIMILARITY: BELONGS TO CLASS I FRUCTOSE-BISPHOSPHATE ALDOLASE FAMILY. |
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