Look up: galactose

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   Galactose
   Galactose (lactoglucose) is a sugar formed together with glucose when lactose is boiled in dilute acids. It occurs naturally in ivy.
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   galactose
   [n] - a simple sugar found in lactose
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   Galactose
   a sugar that is formed from the breakdown of lactose
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   Galactose
   Galactose: A sugar contained in milk. Galactose makes up half of the sugar called lactose that is found in milk. Lactose is called a disaccharide, di meaning 2, since lactose is made up of two sugars, galactose and glucose, bound together. Galactose is metabolized (used) through the action of an enzyme called GALT (galactose-1-phosphate uridyl tran ...
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   galactose
   Hexose identical to glucose except that orientation of -H and -OH on carbon 4 are exchanged. A component of cerebrosides and gangliosides, and glycoproteins. Lactose, the disaccharide of milk, consists of galactose joined to glucose by a b- glycosidic link.
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   Galactose
   Ga·lac'tose noun (Chemistry) A white, crystalline sugar, C ₆ H ₁₂ O ₆ , 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).
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   galactose
   <biochemistry> Hexose identical to glucose except that orientation of H and OH on carbon 4 are exchanged. ... A component of cerebrosides and gangliosides, glycoproteins. Lactose, the disaccharide of milk, consists of galactose joined to glucose by a _(1-4) glycosidic link. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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   Galactose
   `Galactose` (Gal) (also called `brain sugar`) is a type of sugar which is less sweet than glucose and not very water-soluble. It is considered a nutritive sweetener because it has food energy. Galactan is a polymer of the sugar galactose. It is found in hemicellulose and can be converted to galactose by hydrolysis.
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   galactose
   (gә-lak´tōs) a simple sugar of the aldose group, derived from lactose. D-galactose is found in lactose, in cerebrosides of the brain, in the sugar beet, and in many gums and seaweeds; L-galactose is found in flaxseed mucilage.
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    Galactose
    • (n.) 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).
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    galactose
    a member of a group of carbohydrates known as simple sugars (monosaccharides). It is usually found in nature combined with other sugars, as, for ... [7 related articles]
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    galactose
    galactose A white crystalline sugar found in certain plant gums and mucilages and one of the principal constituents of lactose, which is the main sugar of milk.
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    galactose
    An aldohexose found (in d form) as a constituent of lactose, cerebrosides, gangliosides, mucoproteins, etc., in galactoside or galactosyl combination; an epimer of d-glucose.
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    galactose
    A monosaccharide or simple sugar that is essential in our dietand found in abundance in the diet, especially in dairy products, where it co-exists with lactose. People who are lactose-intolerant may also be lacking in galactose, however it can easily be obtained from other foods, including many frui...
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    galactose
    galactose: see lactose.
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