Not available outside of the UK & Ireland.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Galactokinase catalyzes the phosphorylation of αD-galactose to produce galactose-1-phosphate as part of the Leloir pathway.

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.

Physical properties

N-terminal GST-tagged 42 kDa full length protein

Unit Definition

One unit will convert 1.0 picomole of galactose to galactose-1-phosphate per minute at pH 7.4 at 30 °C.