lactose synthase activity

Term ID

GO:0004461

Synonyms

• lactose synthetase activity
• UDP-galactose-glucose galactosyltransferase activity
• UDP-galactose:D-glucose 4-beta-D-galactotransferase activity
• UDPgalactose-glucose galactosyltransferase activity
• UDPgalactose:D-glucose 4-beta-D-galactotransferase activity
• uridine diphosphogalactose-glucose galactosyltransferase activity

Definition

Catalysis of the reaction: UDP-galactose + D-glucose = UDP + lactose. 2.4.1.22

References

• EC:2.4.1.22
• MetaCyc:LACTOSE-SYNTHASE-RXN
• RHEA:12404
• Reactome:R-HSA-5653878

Ontology

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