sugar alcohol
Sugar alcohols (also called polyhydric alcohols, polyalcohols, alditols or glycitols) are organic compounds, typically derived from sugars, containing one hydroxyl group attached to each carbon atom. They are white, water-soluble solids that c ...
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galactokinase deficiency
Galactokinase deficiency is an autosome, autosomal dominance (genetics), recessive inborn errors of metabolism, metabolic disorder marked by an accumulation of galactose and galactitol secondary to the decreased conversion of galactose to galactos ...
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Idose
Idose is a hexose, a six carbon monosaccharide. It has an aldehyde group and is thus an aldose. Idose is not found in nature, but its oxidized derivative iduronic acid, is a component of dermatan sulfate and heparan sulfate, which are glycosamino ...
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Aldose reductase
In enzymology, aldose reductase (or aldehyde reductase) () is an enzyme in humans encoded by the gene AKR1B1. It is an cytosolic NADPH-dependent oxidoreductase that catalyzes the reduction of a variety of aldehydes and carbonyls, including monos ...