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An aldohexose that occurs naturally in the D-form in lactose, cerebrosides, gangliosides, and mucoproteins. Deficiency of galactosyl-1-phosphate uridyltransferase (GALACTOSE-1-PHOSPHATE URIDYL-TRANSFERASE DEFICIENCY DISEASE) causes an error in galactose metabolism called GALACTOSEMIA, resulting in elevations of galactose in the blood.
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- D-Galactose
- Galactopyranose
- Galactopyranoside
- D Galactose
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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/blood: consider also GALACTOSEMIAS
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Galactose. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005690. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005690
- Galactose. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galactose
- Galactose. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q66589593