Galactose Metabolism

Galactose Metabolism

Biochemistry Topics, Carbohydrate Metabolism

Last Updated: May 23, 2026 Galactose Metabolism Galactose, which is metabolized from the milk sugar, lactose (a disaccharide of glucose and galactose), enters glycolysis by its conversion to glucose-1-phosphate (G1P). This occurs through a series of steps that is...