Reaction: D-tagatose 1,6-bisphosphate = glycerone phosphate + D-glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate
Other name(s): D-tagatose-1,6-bisphosphate triosephosphate lyase
Systematic name: D-tagatose-1,6-bisphosphate triosephosphate lyase (glycerone-phosphate-forming)
Comments: enzyme activity is stimulated by certain divalent cations. It is involved in the tagatose 6-phosphate pathway of lactose catabolism in bacteria.
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 39433-95-9
References:
1. Anderson, R.L., Markwell, J.P. D-Tagatose-1,6-bisphosphate aldolase (Class II) from Klebsiella pneumoniae. Methods Enzymol. 90 (1982) 232-234. [PMID: 6759854]
2. Van Rooijen, R.J., Van Schalkwijk, S., De Vos, W.M. Molecular cloning, characterization, and nucleotide sequence of the tagatose 6-phosphate pathway gene cluster of the lactose operon of Lactococcus lactis. J. Biol. Chem. 266 (1991) 7176-7181. [PMID: 1901863]