Galactose Conversion to D-Xylulose: An Alternate Route of Galactose Metabolism
- 29 July 1966
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 153 (3735) , 549-551
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.153.3735.549
Abstract
Galactose dehydrogenase, a soluble enzyme of the mammalian liver, catalyzes the conversion of galactose to galactonic acid. This reaction, together with the subsequent formation of 3-ketogalactonic acid which can be decarboxylated to yield d-xylulose, is a newly discovered pathway for the metabolism of galactosee. This pathway may account for the oxidation of galactose observed in pathients with galactosemia.This publication has 25 references indexed in Scilit:
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