Term Name: aldehyde-lyase activity
Synonyms: aldolase activity
Definition: Catalysis of the cleavage of a C-C bond in a molecule containing a hydroxyl group and a carbonyl group to form two smaller molecules, each being an aldehyde or a ketone.
Ontology: GO: Molecular Function [GO:0016832]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: carbon-carbon lyase activity
has subtype: (S)-hydroxynitrile lyase activity 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-6-phosphogalactonate aldolase activity 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-D-gluconate aldolase activity 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-D-pentonate aldolase activity 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-L-pentonate aldolase activity 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-phosphogluconate aldolase activity 2-dehydro-3-deoxyglucarate aldolase activity 2-dehydropantoate aldolase activity 2-hydroxyacyl-CoA lyase activity 2-keto-3-deoxy-L-rhamnonate aldolase activity 3-deoxy-D-manno-octulosonate aldolase activity 4-hydroxy-2-ketopimelate aldolase activity 4-hydroxy-L-threonine aldolase activity 5-dehydro-2-deoxyphosphogluconate aldolase activity 6-deoxy-6-sulfofructose-1-phosphate aldolase activity 7,8-dihydromonapterin aldolase activity aliphatic (R)-hydroxynitrile lyase activity benzoin aldolase activity D-threonine aldolase activity deoxyribose-phosphate aldolase activity dihydroneopterin aldolase activity dimethylaniline-N-oxide aldolase activity feruloyl-CoA hydratase/lyase activity fructose 6-phosphate aldolase activity fructose-1-phosphate aldolase activity fructose-6-phosphate phosphoketolase activity fructose-bisphosphate aldolase activity fucosterol-epoxide lyase activity hexulose-6-phosphate synthase activity hydroxymandelonitrile lyase activity indole-3-glycerol-phosphate lyase activity ketotetrose-phosphate aldolase activity L-fuculose-phosphate aldolase activity lactate aldolase activity mandelonitrile lyase activity phenylserine aldolase activity phosphoketolase activity propioin synthase activity rhamnulose-1-phosphate aldolase activity sphinganine-1-phosphate aldolase activity tagatose-bisphosphate aldolase activity threonine aldolase activity trimethylamine-oxide aldolase activity