ALD

Full Name

Fructose-1,6 bisphosphate aldolase

Keywords

Fructose-1,6 bisphosphate aldolase

Background

Fructose-1,6 bisphosphate aldolase (ALD) is an enzyme catalazying a key reaction of glycolysis and energy production, converting D-fructose- 1,6-bisphospate into dihydroxyacetone phosphate and D-glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate. This enzyme is present in plant and animal tissues. Plant enzyme is a class I aldolase which does not require a bivalent metal cofactor. It is located to outer mitochondrial membrane.