Galactokinase

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galactokinase 1
Identifiers
Symbol	GALK1
Alt. Symbols	GALK
Entrez	2584
HUGO	4118
OMIM	604313
RefSeq	NM_000154
UniProt	P51570
Other data
EC number	2.7.1.6
Locus	Chr. 17 q23-q25

galactokinase 2
Identifiers
Symbol	GALK2
Entrez	2585
HUGO	4119
OMIM	137028
RefSeq	NM_002044
UniProt	Q01415
Other data
EC number	2.7.1.6
Locus	Chr. 15 [1]

Galactokinase (EC 2.7.1.6) is a phosphotransferase that catalyzes the phosphorylation of d-galactose to d-galactose-1-phosphate.

[edit] Pathology

Genetic variations can lead to galactokinase deficiency.

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• MeSH Galactokinase

v • d • e Transferases: Phosphotransferases/kinases (EC 2.7) 2.7.1 - OH acceptor Hexo- - Gluco- - Fructo- (Hepatic fructo-) - Galacto- - Phosphofructo- (1, 2) - Riboflavin - Shikimate - Thymidine - NAD+ - Glycerol - Pantothenate - Mevalonate - Pyruvate - Deoxycytidine - PFP - Diacylglycerol - Bruton's tyrosine - Phosphoinositide 3 (Class I PI 3, Class II PI 3) - Sphingosine 2.7.2 - COOH acceptor Phosphoglycerate - Aspartate 2.7.3 - N acceptor Creatine 2.7.4 - PO4 acceptor Phosphomevalonate - Adenylate - Nucleoside-diphosphate 2.7.6 - P2O7 Ribose-phosphate diphosphokinase - Thiamine pyrophosphokinase 2.7.7 - nucleotidyl- Integrase - PNPase - Polymerase - RNase PH - UDP-glucose pyrophosphorylase - Galactose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase -Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase - RNA replicase - Reverse transcriptase (Telomerase) - Transposase 2.7.8 - other phos. N-acetylglucosamine-1-phosphate transferase 2.7.10-11 - protein Tyrosine - Serine/threonine-specific

v • d • e Metabolism: carbohydrate metabolism - fructose and galactose enzymes Fructose Hepatic fructokinase - Aldolase B Sorbitol Sorbitol dehydrogenase - Aldose reductase Galactose Galactokinase - Galactose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase - UDP galactose epimerase Aldose reductase Lactose Lactose synthase - Lactase see also disorders