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Glyceraldehyde vs Aldolase - What's the difference?

glyceraldehyde | aldolase |

As nouns the difference between glyceraldehyde and aldolase

is that glyceraldehyde is the aldotriose 2,3-dihydroxypropanal formed by oxidation of glycerol while aldolase is an enzyme, present in some tissue, that catalyses the conversion of phosphates of fructose to those of glyceraldehyde and dihydroxyacetone.

glyceraldehyde

English

Noun

(wikipedia glyceraldehyde) (en noun)
  • (organic compound, carbohydrate) The aldotriose 2,3-dihydroxypropanal formed by oxidation of glycerol
  • aldolase

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (enzyme) An enzyme, present in some tissue, that catalyses the conversion of phosphates of fructose to those of glyceraldehyde and dihydroxyacetone
  • See also

    * phenylserine