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 accumulation of galactose and galactitol secondary to the decreased...
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galactosemia, the enzymes needed for further metabolism of galactose (Galactokinase and galactose-1-phosphate uridyltransferase) are severely diminished...
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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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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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indistinguishable from other inborn errors of galactose metabolism, including galactokinase deficiency and galactose epimerase deficiency. Further analysis of metabolites...
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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...
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glucose, galactose travels to the liver for conversion to glucose. Galactokinase uses one molecule of ATP to phosphorylate galactose. The phosphorylated...
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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 pass through...
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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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reduction product of galactose Iditol, a sugar alcohol which accumulates in galactokinase deficiency Mannitol, a sugar alcohol used as a sweetener and medication...
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Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel Subunit Alpha Nav1.4 (17q23.3) GALK1: galactokinase 1 (17q24) KCNJ2: potassium inwardly-rectifying channel, subfamily J...
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Name Enzyme Description galactokinase deficiency Galactokinase Causes cataracts, which form due to the elevation of galactitol that accumulates when galactose...
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function on different protein folds: The hexokinase, ribokinase, and galactokinase families of sugar kinases". Protein Science. 2 (1): 31–40. doi:10.1002/pro...
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test for reducing substance, galactose 1-phosphate uridyltransferase, galactokinase, amino acids - Infectious diseases: TORCH and varicella titers, VDRL...
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and activates them. In yeast cells, the principal targets are GAL1 (galactokinase), GAL10 (UDP-glucose 4-epimerase), and GAL7 (galactose-1-phosphate...
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of cataract among classic galactosemics is markedly less than among galactokinase-deficient patients due to the extremely high levels of galactitol found...
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Iditol is a sugar alcohol which accumulates in galactokinase deficiency.[citation needed] Idose Aldose reductase L-iditol 2-dehydrogenase "2-Carb-19"...
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function on different protein folds: the hexokinase, ribokinase, and galactokinase families of sugar kinases". Protein Science. 2 (1): 31–40. doi:10.1002/pro...
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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...
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hydrolyzed, D-Galactose enters the liver via the bloodstream. There, galactokinase phosphorylates it to galactose-1-phosphate using ATP. This compound...
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X Y Z See also Health Exercise Nutrition Galactorrhea Galactocoele Galactokinase deficiency Galactorrhea hyperprolactinemia Galactosamine-6-sulfatase...
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less severe than classic galactosemia and is caused by a deficiency of galactokinase. Galactosemia renders infants unable to process the sugars in breast...
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binding sites to transport oxygen. The hexokinase, ribokinase, and galactokinase families of sugar kinases have similar enzymatic functions of sugar...
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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...
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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...
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Buttin, G.; Jacob, F.; Monod, J. (1960). "Constituent synthesis of galactokinase following the development of lambda bacteriophages in Escherichia coli...
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glucose and uridine diphosphate galactose. It is formed from galactose by galactokinase.The improper metabolism of galactose-1-phosphate is a characteristic...
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pathway galactosamine is metabolized into galactosamine-1-phosphate (by galactokinase) and UDP-galactosamine (by UDP-galactose uridyltransferase). It is hypothesized...
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GALK2 may refer to: N-acetylgalactosamine kinase, an enzyme Galactokinase, an enzyme This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same...
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