| Gene Symbol |
GALM
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| Entrez Gene |
130589
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| Alt Symbol |
BLOCK25, GLAT, HEL-S-63p, IBD1
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| Species |
Human
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| Gene Type |
protein-coding
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| Description |
galactose mutarotase (aldose 1-epimerase)
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| Other Description |
aldose 1-epimerase|epididymis secretory sperm binding protein Li 63p|galactomutarotase|galactose enzyme activator
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| Swissprots |
Q96C23 Q8NIA2 V9HWA8 Q53RY1
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| Accessions |
AAL62475 AAL62476 AAX93101 EAX00367 Q96C23 AK291489 BAF84178 BC014916 AAH14916 BC019263 AAH19263 DA984992 EU794611 ACJ13665 JF432639 ADZ15856 U11036 AAA67652 XM_011532540 XP_011530842 XR_244925 NM_138801 NP_620156
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| Function |
Mutarotase converts alpha-aldose to the beta-anomer. It is active on D-glucose, L-arabinose, D-xylose, D-galactose, maltose and lactose (By similarity). {ECO:0000250}.
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| Subcellular Location |
Cytoplasm {ECO:0000305}.
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| Top Pathways |
Glycolysis / Gluconeogenesis, Galactose metabolism
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