Galactose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase

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galactose-1-phosphate uridyl transferase
Identifiers
Symbol(s) GALT
Entrez 2592
OMIM 606999
RefSeq NM_000155
UniProt P07902
Other data
EC number 2.7.7.12
Locus Chr. 9 p13

Galactose-1-phosphate uridyl transferase (or GALT) is an enzyme (EC 2.7.7.12) responsible for converting ingested galactose to glucose. Deficiency of GALT causes galactosemia.

The GALT gene is located on the ninth chromosome (9p13).

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