Description
Product Characteristics:
Galactokinase is a major enzyme for the metabolism of galactose and its deficiency causes congenital cataracts in the adult population. GALK1 sequence shares the greatest level of conservation, 44.5 % identity with that from E. coli and 34.6 % amino acid identity with the product of the human GALK2 gene.
Subcellular location: Cytoplasm, Extracellular matrix
Synonyms: Galactokinase 1, Galactose kinase, GALK1, GALK 1, GALK, GK1, GLK, GLK1, EC 2.7.1.6, GALK1_HUMAN, Galactokinase, Galactose kinase.0.
Target Information: Galactokinase is a major enzyme for the metabolism of galactose and its deficiency causes congenital cataracts during infancy and presenile cataracts in the adult population. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]