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Galactose mutarotase (GALM; aldose 1-epimerase)
1 reactions · 1 pathways
What it does, reaction by reaction
1 reactions
Galactose Metabolism Carbohydrate Metabolism · Cytosol
step 2
Reversible
Alpha-D-galactose ↔ beta-D-galactose
Converts Alpha-D-galactose into beta-D-galactose
› Notes
Galactose mutarotase (aldose 1-epimerase; GALM) interconverts galactose anomers so that alpha-D-galactose is available for galactokinase. No ATP or redox cofactor is required.
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What accelerates and inhibits it
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