LP15263-4
Galactose
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Descriptions
Galactose (Gal) (also called brain sugar) is a type of sugar found in dairy products, in sugar beets and other gums and mucilages. It is also synthesized by the body, where it forms part of glycolipids and glycoproteins in several tissues. It is considered a nutritive sweetener because it has food energy. Galactose is less sweet than glucose and not very water-soluble. Galactan is a polymer of the sugar galactose. It is found in hemicellulose and can be converted to galactose by hydrolysis. Galactose is a monosaccharide constituent, together with glucose, of the disaccharide lactose. The hydrolysis of lactose to glucose and galactose is catalyzed by the enzyme beta-galactosidase, a lactase. In the human body, glucose is changed into galactose in order to enable the mammary glands to secrete lactose. Copyright Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for details. Source: Wikipedia, Galactose (Wikipedia)
An aldohexose that occurs naturally in the D-form in lactose, cerebrosides, gangliosides, and mucoproteins. Deficiency of galactosyl-1-phosphate uridyltransferase (GALACTOSE-1-PHOSPHATE URIDYL-TRANSFERASE DEFICIENCY DISEASE) causes an error in galactose metabolism called GALACTOSEMIA, resulting in elevations of galactose in the blood. Source: National Library of Medicine, MeSH 2006
Basic Part Properties
- Part Display Name
- Galactose
- Part Type
- Component (Describes the core component or analyte measured)
- Created On
- 2000-05-04
- Construct for LOINC Short Name
- Galactose
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Language Variants Get Info
| Tag | Language | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| zh-CN | Chinese (China) | 半乳糖 Synonyms: 乳单糖; |
| fr-CA | French (Canada) | Galactose |
| et-EE | Estonian (Estonia) | Galaktoos |
| es-ES | Spanish (Spain) | Galactosa |
| it-IT | Italian (Italy) | Galattosio |
| tr-TR | Turkish (Turkey) | Galaktoz |
| ru-RU | Russian (Russian Federation) | Галактоза |
| nl-NL | Dutch (Netherlands) | galactose |
| fr-BE | French (Belgium) | Galactose |
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