Galactosemia pathophysiology
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Dayana Davidis, M.D. [2]
Overview
Pathophysiology
- Galactose is an important metabolite of the human body both for neonatal and adult health, playing a vital role in systemic and cognitive development. [1]
Physiology
Galactose is metabolised in the body through the Leloir pathway. [2]
- It begins with conversion of B-D-galactose] to A-D-galactose
- A-D-galactose is then converted to galactose-1-phosphate by the enzyme galactokinase with utilisation of 1 molecule of ATP
- Galactose-1-phosphate combines with UDP-glucose to form UDP-galactose and the metabolically more useful glucose-1-phosphate with the help of the enzyme galactose-1-phosphate uridyl transferase.
- UDP-Galactose can undergo isomerisation in a reversible manner into UDP-glucose.
Pathology
References
- ↑ Coelho AI, Berry GT, Rubio-Gozalbo ME (2015). "Galactose metabolism and health". Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care. 18 (4): 422–7. doi:10.1097/MCO.0000000000000189. PMID 26001656.
- ↑ Holden HM, Rayment I, Thoden JB (2003). "Structure and function of enzymes of the Leloir pathway for galactose metabolism". J Biol Chem. 278 (45): 43885–8. doi:10.1074/jbc.R300025200. PMID 12923184.