A Trace Amount of Galactose, a Major Component of Milk Sugar, Allows Maturation of Glycoproteins during Sugar Starvation
Summary: Milk sugar is composed of glucose and galactose. Galactose is less suitable as an energy source than glucose. Thus, it has been a puzzle as to why mammals utilize galactose as a major component of milk sugar. Here we show that in hypoglycemic conditions, the presence of a trace amount of ga...
Main Authors: | Norio Sasaoka, Hiromi Imamura, Akira Kakizuka |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-12-01
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Series: | iScience |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004218302256 |
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