Galactose 1-phosphate

Galactose 1-phosphate
Names
	IUPAC name [3,4,5-Trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyphosphonic acid
Identifiers
CAS Number	2255-14-3;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	110443 ;
MeSH	Galactose-1-phosphate
PubChem CID	123912;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID80177082 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C6H13O9P/c7-1-2-3(8)4(9)5(10)6(14-2)15-16(11,12)13/h2-10H,1H2,(H2,11,12,13)/t2-,3+,4+,5-,6-/m1/s1 Key: HXXFSFRBOHSIMQ-FPRJBGLDSA-N ; InChI=1/C6H13O9P/c7-1-2-3(8)4(9)5(10)6(14-2)15-16(11,12)13/h2-10H,1H2,(H2,11,12,13)/t2-,3+,4+,5-,6-/m1/s1 Key: HXXFSFRBOHSIMQ-FPRJBGLDBJ;
	SMILES O=P(O)(O[C@H]1O[C@@H]([C@H](O)[C@H](O)[C@H]1O)CO)O;
Properties
Chemical formula	C6H13O9P
Molar mass	260.136
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D-Galactose-1-phosphate is an intermediate in the intraconversion of glucose and uridine diphosphate galactose.^[1] The improper metabolism of galactose-1-phosphate is a characteristic of galactosemia.^[2] It is formed from galactose by galactokinase.

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