galactose
IPA: gʌɫˈæktoʊs
noun
- (biochemistry) A monosaccharide found, along with lactose, in dairy products, and is synthesized by the body where it is found associated with glycolipids and glycoproteins.
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Examples of "galactose" in Sentences
- Glucose galactose malabsorption.
- Galactose is exactly as you stated.
- Galactan is a polymer of the sugar galactose.
- This enzyme participates in galactose metabolism.
- There is no catabolic process to metabolize galactose.
- The enzyme is useful in the determination of galactose.
- As it turns out, the lens is a favorable site for galactose accumulation.
- Both the arabinose and galactose are solely in the furanose configuration.
- Raffinose is a trisaccharide composed of galactose, fructose, and glucose.
- Lactose, the predominant sugar in milk, is a glucose galactose disaccharide.
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