galactose
Lactose component sugar
Galactose is a simple sugar found in milk and dairy products.
It combines with glucose to form lactose.
The body converts galactose to glucose for energy.
People with galactosemia cannot metabolize galactose properly, making dairy consumption dangerous.
The prefix galact- comes from the Greek word for milk.
Disaccharide in dairy
- milkMammalian nursing fluid
- cheeseFermented milk solid
- yogurtFermented milk product
- wheyLiquid from curdled dairy
kefir · cream · butter · casein · curd · ghee · fermentation · probiotic
Tasting of sugar
- sugarCrystalline carbohydrate sweetener
- glucosePrimary cellular fuel
- fructoseMonosaccharide in produce
- sucroseGlucose-fructose disaccharide
maltose · lactose · sweetener · taste · confectionery · syrup · honey · mild
Simplest carbohydrate form
- hexoseSix-carbon monosaccharide
- carbohydrateSugar or starch compound
- saccharideCarbohydrate unit
- lactoseDisaccharide in dairy
glucose · fructose · polysaccharide · glycoside · stereoisomer
Nucleotide-sugar metabolic intermediate
- lactaseMilk sugar enzyme
- enzymeProtein that hastens reactions
- liverAbdominal detoxifying organ
- deficiencyLack of something needed
mutation · genetic · inherited · accumulation · toxicity · catabolism
lactose
Disaccharide in dairy
whey · kefir · cream · butter · casein · curd · ghee · fermentation · probiotic · hydrolysis
sweet
Tasting of sugar
- sugarCrystalline carbohydrate sweetener
- glucosePrimary cellular fuel
- fructoseMonosaccharide in produce
sucrose · maltose · lactose · sweetener · taste · confectionery · syrup · honey · mild
monosaccharide
Simplest carbohydrate form
- hexoseSix-carbon monosaccharide
- carbohydrateSugar or starch compound
- saccharideCarbohydrate unit
lactose · glucose · fructose · polysaccharide · glycoside · stereoisomer
UDP-glucose
Nucleotide-sugar metabolic intermediate
deficiency · mutation · genetic · inherited · accumulation · toxicity · catabolism
- dairymilk, butter, cream, cheese, yogurt
- carbohydratesglucose, fructose, sucrose, lactose, starch
- sugarsglucose, fructose, lactose, maltose, dextrose
- Milk Chemistrylactose, casein, whey, calcium, protein
- saccharidesglucose, fructose, ribose, xylose, maltose
- Sugar Metabolismglucose, blood sugar, glycolysis, glycogen, blood glucose monitor