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Galactokinase is an
enzyme (phosphotransferase) that
facilitates the
phosphorylation of α-D-galactose to
galactose 1-phosphate at the
expense of one molecule...
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Galactokinase deficiency is an
autosomal recessive metabolic disorder marked by an ac****ulation of
galactose and
galactitol secondary to the decreased...
- galactosemia, the
enzymes needed for
further metabolism of
galactose (
Galactokinase and galactose-1-phosphate uridyltransferase) are
severely diminished...
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indistinguishable from
other inborn errors of
galactose metabolism,
including galactokinase deficiency and
galactose epimerase deficiency.
Further analysis of metabolites...
- pathway. The
enzymes are
listed in the
order of the
metabolic pathway:
galactokinase (GALK), galactose-1-phosphate
uridyltransferase (GALT), and UDP-galactose-4’-epimerase...
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product of galactose. It has a
slightly sweet taste. In
people with
galactokinase deficiency, a form of galactosemia,
excess dulcitol forms in the lens...
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active form in the pathway. Next, α-D-galactose is
phosphorylated by
galactokinase to
galactose 1-phosphate. In the
third step, D-galactose-1-phosphate...
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galactose are
phosphorylated in the
liver by
fructokinase (Km= 0.5 mM) and
galactokinase (Km = 0.8 mM), respectively. By contrast,
glucose tends to p**** through...
- glucose,
galactose travels to the
liver for
conversion to glucose.
Galactokinase uses one
molecule of ATP to
phosphorylate galactose. The phosphorylated...
- main
classes of enzymes).
Another example is the
conversion of a
yeast galactokinase (Gal1) to a
transcription factor (Gal3)
which can be
achieved by an...
