Lactose synthase

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Lactose synthase
Identifiers
EC number 2.4.1.22
CAS number 2604493
Databases
IntEnz IntEnz view
BRENDA BRENDA entry
ExPASy NiceZyme view
KEGG KEGG entry
MetaCyc metabolic pathway
PRIAM profile
PDB structures RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum

Lactose synthase is an enzyme that 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. Alpha-lactalbumin, which is expressed in response to prolactin, increases the affinity of N-acetyllactosamine synthase for its substrate, causing increased production of lactose during lactation.

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