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… (More)
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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… (More)
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1990
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… (More)
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1985
1985
Regulation of galactokinase gene expression in Tetrahymena thermophila. I. Intracellular catecholamine control of galactokinase expression.
The addition of glucose to the medium of Tetrahymena thermophila results in a 7-fold repression of galactokinase (EC 2.7.1.6; ATP… (More)
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1983
1983
Red blood cell galactokinase activity and presenile cataracts.
Red blood cell galactokinase activity was measured in 70 patients with cataracts to assess a possible correlation between… (More)
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1979
1979
Comparative studies of galactokinase activity on mammal's red blood cells.
1. ATP: D-galactose-1-phosphotransferase activity was measured in human, pig, cow, rabbit, mouse and rat red blood cells. Mean… (More)
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1978
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… (More)
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1978
1978
Inverse relationship between galactokinase activity and 2-deoxygalactose resistance in Chinese hamster ovary cells
Galactokinase activity is reduced in 12 independent clones of Chinese hamster ovary cells resistant to 2-deoxygalactose. The… (More)
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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… (More)
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1967
1967
Hereditary Galactokinase Deficiency, a Newly Recognized Cause of Juvenile Cataracts31
AbstractExtract: Two patients with cataracts and a defect in galactose metabolism were studied. A hemolysate of erythrocytes… (More)
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