D Galactose Powder

What Is D-Galacose 

D galactose powder is a right-handed six-carbon aldose produced by hydrolysis of lactose, with a chemical formula of C6H12O6. Appearance is white crystal or crystalline powder, no special smell, soluble in water and pyridine, water solubility: 680 g/L (25°C); slightly soluble in glycerin and alcohol. D-galactose is a component of agar, plant gum, viscose, raffinose, lactose, melibiose and other sugars, and exists in snail protein glands, frog eggs, and cranial nerves as galactose and galactose anhydride molecules In animal materials such as tissues. The free state is found in milk. Combines with glucose to form lactose. Mucus acid can be obtained after nitric acid oxidation.

What Is galactose Powder Good For

1. Biochemical/Physiological Effects
D galactose powder is a simple monosaccharide, which is a source of energy, and it is also an important component of glycolipids and glycoproteins. Galactose is converted to glucose by the enzymes of the Leloir pathway for energy metabolism. Lack of the genes encoding these proteins leads to the metabolic disorder galactosemia.
2. Metabolism of D galactose leads to the formation of reactive oxygen species, which can lead to oxidative stress and hepatocellular damage.
3. D-galactose, as a component of the galactosyltransferase labeling buffer, can supplement the growth of Lactobacillus in MRS broth, thereby inducing the expression of uncoupling protein (UCP) in yeast transformation.

What Is galactose Powder Used For

1.D galactose powder is an essential ingredient commonly used to create Jupiter, the animal with brain aging, added to cell culture media to enhance glycoprotein production. As a basic monosaccharide, D-galactose is the basic starting material for many important intermediates and procedures. Some medicines contain galactose as an excipient.
2. Plant-derived, low-endotoxin D-galactose is especially suitable for biopharmaceutical applications. It is a key, chemically defined ingredient used to optimize protein production while reducing lactose and amino acid formation.

3. D-galactose was used as a supplement to SGal medium to grow yeast strains to examine the role of different SSA heat shock protein (Hsp70) isoforms in Hsp90 chaperone function.

4. Expression of a membrane protein-green fluorescent protein (GFP) fusion protein in yeast can also be induced.

Where To Buy?

Shaanxi Hongda is D Galactose supplier and factory. We have specialized in plant extracts, cosmetic raw materials, pharmaceutical raw materials and food additives for 20 years. We have more than 10 large-scale production lines and have obtained cGMP, BRC, KOSHER, HALAL, ISO9001, ISO22000, ORGANIC and many other certificates have been exported to Europe, America, Japan, South Korea, Australia, Vietnam and other countries for a long time, and have consistently received good feedback from customers.

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