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Galactose: A sugar contained in milk. Galactose makes up half of the sugar called lactose that is found in milk. Lactose is called a disaccharide, the prefix "di" meaning 2, since lactose is made up of two sugars, galactose and glucose, bound together.
Galactose is metabolized (used) through the action of an enzyme called GALT (galactose-1-phosphate uridyl transferase).
What is Galactose? Or: Galactose – Simply Sugar? Galactose is a simple sugar, without a doubt. However, it is also of considerable importance to the human organism, more ...
Library > Literature & Language > Dictionary ( gÉ™-lăk ' tÅs ' ) n. A monosaccharide, C 6 H 12 O 6 , commonly occurring in lactose and in certain pectins, gums, and ...
Galactose (Gal) is a six-carbon sugar and a monosaccharide that combines with glucose to form the disaccharide lactose, forms galactose polysaccharides in agar, is a component ...
Galactose (from Greek γάλακτος galaktos "milk"), sometimes abbreviated Gal, is a type of sugar that is less sweet. than glucose. It is considered a nutritive ...
Pharmacology of Galactose D(+) Galactose: As a monosaccharide, galactose is present in only very small quantities in animals and plants. Traces of free galactose are found ...