Term Information

Accession
GO:0004335
Name
galactokinase activity
Ontology
molecular_function
Synonyms
ATP:D-galactose 1-phosphotransferase activity, ATP:D-galactose-1-phosphotransferase activity, galactokinase (phosphorylating)
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
Catalysis of the reaction: D-galactose + ATP = alpha-D-galactose 1-phosphate + ADP + 2 H+. Source: EC:2.7.1.6, RHEA:13553
Comment
None
History
See term history for GO:0004335 at QuickGO
Subset
None
Feedback
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Parents of galactokinase activity (GO:0004335)
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galactokinase activity [is_a relation] is_a  carbohydrate kinase activity (GO:0019200)
galactokinase activity [is_a relation] is_a  phosphotransferase activity, alcohol group as acceptor (GO:0016773)

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EC
2.7.1.6
KEGG_REACTION
R01092
MetaCyc
GALACTOKIN-RXN
Reactome
R-HSA-5610026
R-HSA-70355
RHEA
13553