Lactate aldolase
Template:Infobox enzyme The enzyme lactate aldolase (Template:EnzExplorer) catalyzes the chemical reaction
- (S)-lactate formate + acetaldehyde
This enzyme belongs to the family of lyases, specifically the aldehyde-lyases, which cleave carbon-carbon bonds. The systematic name of this enzyme class is (S)-lactate acetaldehyde-lyase (formate-forming). Other names in common use include lactate synthase, and (S)-lactate acetaldehyde-lyase. This enzyme participates in pyruvate metabolism.
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