G6048
Galactokinase human
recombinant, expressed in E. coli
Product Name
Galactokinase human, recombinant, expressed in E. coli
recombinant
expressed in E. coli
form
solution
specific activity
≥1400 unit/μg protein
mol wt
42 kDa
shipped in
dry ice
storage temp.
−70°C
Quality Level
Biochem/physiol Actions
Galactokinase catalyzes the phosphorylation of αD-galactose to produce galactose-1-phosphate as part of the Leloir pathway.
General description
N-terminal GST-tagged 42 kDa full length protein
Other Notes
One unit will convert 1.0 picomole of galactose to galactose-1-phosphate per minute at pH 7.4 at 30 °C.
Physical form
Supplied as a solution in 40 mM Tris-HCl, pH 8.0, 110 mM NaCl, 2.2 mM KCl, 20% glycerol, 3 mM DTT and 10-250 mM imidazole.
signalword
Danger
hcodes
Hazard Classifications
Eye Irrit. 2 - Repr. 1B - Skin Irrit. 2
Storage Class
6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects
wgk
WGK 1
flash_point_f
Not applicable
flash_point_c
Not applicable
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Erin M Green et al.
Molecular biology of the cell, 23(7), 1367-1375 (2012-02-11)
The genome is nonrandomly organized within the nucleus, but it remains unclear how gene position affects gene expression. Silenced genes have frequently been found associated with the nuclear periphery, and the environment at the periphery is believed to be refractory
Aurélie Egert et al.
Plant & cell physiology, 53(5), 921-929 (2012-03-23)
Galactokinase (GALK, EC 2.7.1.6) is a cytosolic enzyme with a wide occurrence across the taxonomic kingdoms. It catalyzes the phosphorylation of α-d-galactose (Gal) to α-d-Gal-1-P. The cytotoxicity of free (unphosphorylated) Gal is well documented in plants and causes marked defects.
Nils Janzen et al.
Archives of medical research, 42(7), 608-612 (2011-12-14)
Galactokinase (GALK) deficiency is an autosomal recessive disorder causing cataract formation that can be prevented or mitigated by early diagnosis and galactose-restricted diet. The aim of this retrospective study was to explore whether GALK-deficiency meets the criteria for neonatal mass
Lei Li et al.
Carbohydrate research, 355, 35-39 (2012-05-29)
Galactokinase (GalK), particularly GalK from Escherichia coli, has been widely employed for the synthesis of sugar-1-phosphates. In this study, a GalK from Bifidobacterium infantis ATCC 15697 (BiGalK) was cloned and over-expressed with a yield of over 80 mg/L cell cultures.
P A Frey
FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, 10(4), 461-470 (1996-03-01)
The biological interconversion of galactose and glucose takes place only by way of the Leloir pathway and requires the three enzymes galactokinase, galactose-1-P uridylyltransferase, and UDP-galactose 4-epimerase. The only biological importance of these enzymes appears to be to provide for
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