| Bioactivity | D-Galactose is a natural aldohexose and C-4 epimer of glucose. | ||||||||||||
| Invitro | Galactose is important for the survival and virulence of bacteria. In Escherichia coli galactose is utilized by the Leloir pathway. Two anomers of d-galactose are used for different purposes, α-d-galactose as a carbon source and β-d-galactose for induction of UDP-galactose synthesis for biosynthetic glycosylation[1]. | ||||||||||||
| Name | D-Galactose | ||||||||||||
| CAS | 59-23-4 | ||||||||||||
| Formula | C6H12O6 | ||||||||||||
| Molar Mass | 180.16 | ||||||||||||
| Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. | ||||||||||||
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