Lactose synthase

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Lactose synthase is an enzyme which generates lactose from glucose and UDP-galactose.

It is classified under EC 2.4.1.22.

It consists of N-acetyllactosamine synthase and alpha-lactalbumin.

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• MeSH Lactose+synthase

v • d • e Transferases: glycosyltransferases (EC 2.4) 2.4.1 - Hexosyltransferases: glucosyltransferase Phosphorylase (Starch, Glycogen, Myo-) - Glycogen synthase - Debranching enzyme - Branching enzyme - 1,3-beta-glucan synthase - Ceramide glucosyltransferase 2.4.1 - Hexosyltransferases: other Galactosyltransferase (Lactose synthase, B-N-acetylglucosaminyl-glycopeptide b-1,4-galactosyltransferase) Glucuronosyltransferase (UGT1A1, UGT2B7, Hyaluronan synthase) Fucosyltransferase (POFUT1, POFUT2) 2.4.2 - Pentosyltransferases: ADP ribose Cholera toxin - Diphtheria toxin - Pertussis toxin - Poly ADP ribose polymerase 2.4.2 - Pentosyltransferases: other Purine nucleoside phosphorylase - Adenine phosphoribosyltransferase - Hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase - Uracil phosphoribosyltransferase - Amidophosphoribosyltransferase - Xylosyltransferase

v • d • e Metabolism: carbohydrate metabolism - fructose and galactose enzymes Fructose Hepatic fructokinase - Aldolase B Sorbitol Sorbitol dehydrogenase - Aldose reductase Galactose Galactokinase - Galactose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase - UDP galactose epimerase Aldose reductase Lactose Lactose synthase - Lactase see also disorders