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What (who) is Galactose - definition
GROUP OF COMPOUNDS
Galactans; Galactose metabolism; Beta-D-galactose; D-galactose; L-galactose; Alpha-D-galactose; ATC code V04CE01; ATCvet code QV04CE01; Beta-D-galactoside; L-Galactose; BDGalp; Α-D-Galactopyranose; Α-D-galactopyranose
Galactose
·noun A white, crystalline sugar, C6H12O6, isomeric with dextrose, obtained by the decomposition of milk sugar, and also from certain gums. When oxidized it forms mucic acid. Called also lactose (though it is not lactose proper).
galactose
[g?'lakt??z, -s]
¦ noun Chemistry a sugar of the hexose class which is a constituent of lactose and many polysaccharides.
Origin
C19: from Gk gala, galaktos 'milk' + -ose2.
Galactose (EP)
EP
Galactose is the self-released debut EP by The Dead Science under their original name 'The Sweet Science'.
Wikipedia
Galactose
Galactose (, galacto- + -ose, "milk sugar"), sometimes abbreviated Gal, is a monosaccharide sugar that is about as sweet as glucose, and about 65% as sweet as sucrose. It is an aldohexose and a C-4 epimer of glucose. A galactose molecule linked with a glucose molecule forms a lactose molecule.
Galactan is a polymeric form of galactose found in hemicellulose, and forming the core of the galactans, a class of natural polymeric carbohydrates.
D-Galactose is also known as brain sugar since it is a component of glycoproteins (oligosaccharide-protein compounds) found in nerve tissue.
Examples of use of Galactose
1. Miss Cooper said: ‘I‘ll never be able to have the closeness of breast feeding again, but having willed her to get better and seeing how she put up such a battle, I know we‘ll be OK. ‘It‘s a horrible thought, but I was actually poisoning Dorothy with my own breastmilk.‘ Those with galactosaemia lack a vital enzyme to absorb galactose sugar from milk, so it accumulates in their blood.