Galactolysis refers to the catabolism of galactose.
In the liver, galactose is converted through the Leloir pathway to glucose 6-phosphate[1] in the following reactions: Mutations in the enzymes involved in galactolysis result in metabolic disorders.
[2] There are 3 types of galactosemia or galactose deficiencies: This biochemistry article is a stub.
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