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Information on EC 2.7.1.6 - galactokinase

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IUBMB Comments

Part of the Leloir pathway for galactose metabolism. The enzymes from mammals and from the bacterium Escherichia coli have no activity with N-acetyl-α-D-galactosamine [4-6].

The expected taxonomic range for this enzyme is: Eukaryota, Bacteria, Archaea

Synonyms
galactokinase, galk, galk1, gal1p, galactose kinase, atgalk, galactokinase 1, bigalk, galkspe4, galkamu, more

REACTION
REACTION DIAGRAM
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ORGANISM
UNIPROT
LITERATURE
ATP + alpha-D-galactose = ADP + alpha-D-galactose 1-phosphate
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PATHWAY SOURCE
PATHWAYS
MetaCyc
D-galactose degradation I (Leloir pathway), D-galactose detoxification, stachyose degradation