D-Galactose

General description: D-Galactose is an aldohexose that occurs naturally in the D-form in lactose, cerebrosides, gangliosides, and mucoproteins. Galactose is a simple monosaccharide that serves as an energy source and as an essential component of glycolipids and glycoproteins.

Application: Galactose has been used: as a component of galactosyltransferase labeling buffer, as a supplement in MRS broth for the growth of thermophilic lactobacilli, to induce the expression of uncoupling protein (UCP) in yeast transformant.

Catalogue Number: i880079