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galactokinase activity

Known as: ATP:D-galactose 1-phosphotransferase activity, ATP:D-galactose-1-phosphotransferase activity, galactokinase (phosphorylating) 
Catalysis of the reaction: D-galactose + ATP = alpha-D-galactose 1-phosphate + ADP + 2 H(+). [EC:2.7.1.6, RHEA:13556]
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2007
2007
Induction of the gal Pathway and Cellulase Genes Involves No Transcriptional Inducer Function of the Galactokinase in Hypocrea jecorina*
The Saccharomyces cerevisiae galactokinase ScGal1, a key enzyme for d-galactose metabolism, catalyzes the conversion of d… 
1995
1995
Comparison of the enzymatic activities of human galactokinase GALK1 and a related human galactokinase protein GK2.
The GALK1 cDNA encoding human galactokinase was recently cloned and its cognate GALK1 gene shown to be involved in galactokinase… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Analysis of the GAL3 signal transduction pathway activating GAL4 protein-dependent transcription in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
The Saccharomyces cerevisiae GAL/MEL regulon genes are normally induced within minutes of galactose addition, but gal3 mutants… 
1987
1987
GAL4 of Saccharomyces cerevisiae activates the lactose-galactose regulon of Kluyveromyces lactis and creates a new phenotype: glucose repression of the regulon
A Kluyveromyces lactis mutant defective in lac9 cannot induce beta-galactosidase or galactokinase activity and is unable to grow… 
1983
1983
Control of sugar utilization in the oral bacteria Streptococcus salivarius and Streptococcus sanguis by the phosphoenolpyruvate: glucose phosphotransferase system.
1979
1979
Expression of the yeast galactokinase gene in Escherichia coli.
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Genetic control of galactokinase synthesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae: evidence for constitutive expression of the positive regulatory gene gal4
Temperature-sensitive (ts) mutants for the gal80 and gal4 genes of Saccharomyces cerevisiae were isolated and characterized… 
1976
1976
Linkage relationship between the genes for thymidine kinase and galactokinase in different primates
In this study we investigated the expression of primate galactokinase in somatic cell hybrids between a thymidine kinase… 
1969
1969
Galactose-1-phosphate uridyltransferase and galactokinase activity in cultured human diploid fibroblasts and peripheral blood leukocytes. I. Analysis of transferase genotypes by the ratio of the…
The specific activities of galactokinase and galactose-1-phosphate uridyltransferase were determined in peripheral blood… 
Highly Cited
1967
Highly Cited
1967
Hereditary Galactokinase Deficiency, a Newly Recognized Cause of Juvenile Cataracts31
Extract: Two patients with cataracts and a defect in galactose metabolism were studied. A hemolysate of erythrocytes respired… 
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