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Galactose 6 phosphate isomerase

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EC number
  
5.3.1.26

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CAS number
  
39433-98-2

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In enzymology, a galactose-6-phosphate isomerase (EC 5.3.1.26) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

D-galactose 6-phosphate D-tagatose 6-phosphate

Hence, this enzyme has one substrate, D-galactose 6-phosphate, and one product, D-tagatose 6-phosphate.

This enzyme belongs to the family of isomerases, specifically those intramolecular oxidoreductases interconverting aldoses and ketoses. The systematic name of this enzyme class is D-galactose-6-phosphate aldose-ketose-isomerase. This enzyme participates in galactose metabolism.

References

Galactose-6-phosphate isomerase Wikipedia