Galactose
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galactose-175-18749263
title:
Galactose
text:
Galactose, sometimes abbreviated Gal, is a monosaccharide sugar that is about as sweet as glucose, and about 65% as sweet as sucrose. It is an aldohexose and a C-4 epimer of glucose. A galactose molecule linked with a glucose molecule forms a lactose molecule. Galactan is a polymeric form of galactose found in hemicellulose, and forming the core of the galactans, a class of natural polymeric carbohydrates. D-Galactose is also known as brain sugar since it is a component of glycoproteins found in
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wiki
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description:
Monosaccharide sugar
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galactose
date created:
2002-06-13T10:25:39Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T08:55:10Z
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