Reaction: 2-deoxy-D-ribose 5-phosphate = D-glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate + acetaldehyde
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Other name(s): phosphodeoxyriboaldolase; deoxyriboaldolase; deoxyribose-5-phosphate aldolase; 2-deoxyribose-5-phosphate aldolase; 2-deoxy-D-ribose-5-phosphate acetaldehyde-lyase
Systematic name: 2-deoxy-D-ribose-5-phosphate acetaldehyde-lyase (D-glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate-forming)
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, GTD, KEGG, Metacyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 9026-97-5
References:
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4. Hoffee, P. Rosen, O.M. and Horecker, B.L. The mechanism of action of aldolases. VI. Crystallization of deoxyribose 5-phosphate aldolase and the number of active sites. J. Biol. Chem. 240 (1965) 1512-1516.