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Dictionary » L » Lactose LactoseLactose The major sugar in human and bovine milk. Conversion of lactose to lactic acid by Lactobacilli etc. Is important in the production of yoghurt and cheese. A sugar comprising one glucose molecule linked to a galactose molecule; occurs only in milk; cow's milk contains about 4.7% lactose.A disaccharide sugar which is commonly found in milk. It consists of galactose and glucose, where an enzyme called lactase can break lactose into these two smaller components. Microorganisms convert lactose to pyruvic acid, which results in the souring of the milk for example.
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Results from our forumRe: can galactose be convert into fructose?Since I have yet to learn about phosphorylation, I can only answer your second question about 'the transformation of galactose to fructose' . If I'm not mistaken, no , galactose cannot be transformed/converted to fructose (a sugar found in fruits). This is because both the aforementioned ...
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unknown bacteria... rod shaped bacteria that is motile and facultatively anaerobic. It performs well at 37 C I have + results for acid and gas with Glucose, Sucrose, Lactose, and maltose. I have a + for citrate utilization and catalase. Negative on gelatin hydrolysis, cysteine digestion, tryptophan digestion, and ...
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Re: Stomach bloating and weight gain... at the moment you are in-taking food, your wonder enzyme pill might just have a possibility of working, much like the pills used for those who are lactose intolerant. In general enzyme supplements are nothing more than snake oil, and I would love to see any FDA approved data that you have to refute ...
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help identify unknow species... aerobic MacConey : Gram-,Lac- motile (+) endospore(-) oxidase(+) catalase(-) H2S(-) reduction of nitrate and nitrite(-) glucose fermentation (-) lactose (-) sucrose(-) mannitol(-) MR(-) VP(-) starch hydrolysis (-) casein hydrolysis (-) indole (-) citrate (+) nitrate (+) urease (-) Any help is ...
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