General description
A substrate for uridyltransferase that catalyzes the reaction of UDP-glucose with galactose-1-phosphate to form glucose-1-phosphate and UDP-galactose. Higher levels of galactose-1-phosphate are reported in patients with galactosemia.
Free of glucose-1-phosphate and related sugar nucleotides that tend to contaminate isolated material.
Legal Information
CALBIOCHEM is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
Other Notes
Wedekind, J.E., et al. 1996. Biochemistry35, 11560.Gitzelmann, R. 1995. Eur. J. Pediatr.154 (Suppl. 2), S45.
Packaging
100 mg in Plastic ampoule
Reconstitution
Following reconstitution, aliquot and freeze (-20°C). Aqueous stock solutions are stable for at up to 3 weeks at -20°C.
Warning
Toxicity: Standard Handling (A)
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