NCBI Taxonomy: 35153
Dixoniella grisea (ncbi_taxid: 35153)
found 4 associated metabolites at species taxonomy rank level.
Ancestor: Dixoniella
Child Taxonomies: none taxonomy data.
L-Galactose
(2R,3S,4R,5S,6S)-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-2,3,4,5-tetrol
L-Galactose (CAS: 15572-79-9) belongs to the class of organic compounds known as hexoses. These are monosaccharides in which the sugar unit is a six-carbon containing moiety. L-Galactose is found in flaxseed. L-Galactose occurs in the polymer agar-agar. Galactose is an optical isomer of glucose that occurs naturally in the D-form in lactose, cerebrosides, gangliosides, and mucoproteins.