Galactokinase is an enzyme (phosphotransferase) that facilitates the phosphorylation of α-D-galactose to galactose 1-phosphate at the expense of one molecule...

Galactokinase deficiency is an autosomal recessive metabolic disorder marked by an accumulation 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...

product of galactose. It has a slightly sweet taste. In people with galactokinase deficiency, a form of galactosemia, excess dulcitol forms in the lens...

pathway. The enzymes are listed in the order of the metabolic pathway: galactokinase (GALK), galactose-1-phosphate uridyltransferase (GALT), and UDP-galactose-4’-epimerase...

indistinguishable from other inborn errors of galactose metabolism, including galactokinase deficiency and galactose epimerase deficiency. Further analysis of metabolites...

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...

glucose, galactose travels to the liver for conversion to glucose. Galactokinase uses one molecule of ATP to phosphorylate galactose. The phosphorylated...

galactose are phosphorylated in the liver by fructokinase (Km= 0.5 mM) and galactokinase (Km = 0.8 mM), respectively. By contrast, glucose tends to pass through...

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...

reduction product of galactose Iditol, a sugar alcohol which accumulates in galactokinase deficiency Mannitol, a sugar alcohol used as a sweetener and medication...

Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel Subunit Alpha Nav1.4 (17q23.3) GALK1: galactokinase 1 (17q24) KCNJ2: potassium inwardly-rectifying channel, subfamily J...

Name Enzyme Description galactokinase deficiency Galactokinase Causes cataracts, which form due to the elevation of galactitol that accumulates when galactose...

function on different protein folds: The hexokinase, ribokinase, and galactokinase families of sugar kinases". Protein Science. 2 (1): 31–40. doi:10.1002/pro...

test for reducing substance, galactose 1-phosphate uridyltransferase, galactokinase, amino acids - Infectious diseases: TORCH and varicella titers, VDRL...

and activates them. In yeast cells, the principal targets are GAL1 (galactokinase), GAL10 (UDP-glucose 4-epimerase), and GAL7 (galactose-1-phosphate...

of cataract among classic galactosemics is markedly less than among galactokinase-deficient patients due to the extremely high levels of galactitol found...

Iditol is a sugar alcohol which accumulates in galactokinase deficiency.[citation needed] Idose Aldose reductase L-iditol 2-dehydrogenase "2-Carb-19"...

function on different protein folds: the hexokinase, ribokinase, and galactokinase families of sugar kinases". Protein Science. 2 (1): 31–40. doi:10.1002/pro...

S2CID 44975916. Trucco, R.E.; Caputto, R; Leloir, L.F.; Mittelman, N (1948). "Galactokinase". Arch. Biochem. 18 (1): 137–146. PMID 18871223. Caputto, R; Leloir...

hydrolyzed, D-Galactose enters the liver via the bloodstream. There, galactokinase phosphorylates it to galactose-1-phosphate using ATP. This compound...

X Y Z See also Health Exercise Nutrition Galactorrhea Galactocoele Galactokinase deficiency Galactorrhea hyperprolactinemia Galactosamine-6-sulfatase...

less severe than classic galactosemia and is caused by a deficiency of galactokinase. Galactosemia renders infants unable to process the sugars in breast...

binding sites to transport oxygen. The hexokinase, ribokinase, and galactokinase families of sugar kinases have similar enzymatic functions of sugar...

enzymes. Members of this family include homoserine kinases EC 2.7.1.39, galactokinases EC 2.7.1.6, and mevalonate kinasesEC 2.7.1.36. These kinases make up...

missense mutation in exon 6. A milder form of galactosemia, called Galactokinase deficiency, is caused a lack of the enzyme uridine diphosphate galactose-4-epimerase...

Buttin, G.; Jacob, F.; Monod, J. (1960). "Constituent synthesis of galactokinase following the development of lambda bacteriophages in Escherichia coli...

glucose and uridine diphosphate galactose. It is formed from galactose by galactokinase.The improper metabolism of galactose-1-phosphate is a characteristic...

pathway galactosamine is metabolized into galactosamine-1-phosphate (by galactokinase) and UDP-galactosamine (by UDP-galactose uridyltransferase). It is hypothesized...

GALK2 may refer to: N-acetylgalactosamine kinase, an enzyme Galactokinase, an enzyme This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same...