Record Information
Version1.0
StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2021-11-19 04:35:56 UTC
Update Date2024-04-20 06:15:50 UTC
Metabolite IDMMDBc0033129
Metabolite Identification
Common NameGalactose
DescriptionGalactose belongs to the class of organic compounds known as hexoses. These are monosaccharides in which the sugar unit is a is a six-carbon containing moeity. Conversely, however, the ways in which galactose is commonly used in therapeutic agents generally do not rely upon such pharmacodynamics, even though they ultimately remain the most important ways in which galactose exerts or elicits useful biological actions for the human body. Galactose is an extremely weak basic (essentially neutral) compound (based on its pKa). Galactose may be a unique S. cerevisiae (yeast) metabolite. In humans, galactose is involved in galactose metabolism. The primary pathway for galactose metabolism is called the Leloir pathway, so named after Luis Federico Leloir. Regardless, although it is predominantly used as a pathway to generate glucose fuel for the human body, galactose is involved as an ingredient in some commonly used vaccines and non-prescription products. This ultimately allows the mutants to form smooth-type LPS with O-specific side chains . It is typically uncommon to experience an overdosage situation with dietary galactose or from galactose as an ingredient in a therapeutic agent.
Structure
Synonyms
ValueSource
(2R,3S,4S,5R)-2,3,4,5,6-PentahydroxyhexanalChEBI
GalactopyranoseMeSH
D GalactoseMeSH
D-GalactoseMeSH
GalactopyranosideMeSH
Molecular FormulaC6H12O6
Average Mass180.1559
Monoisotopic Mass180.063388116
IUPAC Name(2R,3S,4S,5R)-2,3,4,5,6-pentahydroxyhexanal
Traditional Namealdehydo-D-galactose
CAS Registry Number2956-16-3
SMILES
OC[C@@H](O)[C@H](O)[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)C=O
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C6H12O6/c7-1-3(9)5(11)6(12)4(10)2-8/h1,3-6,8-12H,2H2/t3-,4+,5+,6-/m0/s1
InChI KeyGZCGUPFRVQAUEE-KCDKBNATSA-N