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CHEBI:28260 - galactose

ChEBI IDCHEBI:28260
ChEBI Namegalactose
Stars
DefinitionAn aldohexose that is the C-4 epimer of glucose.
Secondary ChEBI IDsCHEBI:5256, CHEBI:24162, CHEBI:33933
Last Modified1 October 2025
FormulaC6H12O6
Net Charge0
Average Mass180.156
Monoisotopic Mass180.06339
Wikipedia
Roles Classification
Biological Role:
fundamental metabolite  Any metabolite produced by all living cells.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
galactose (CHEBI:28260) has role fundamental metabolite (CHEBI:78675)
galactose (CHEBI:28260) is a aldohexose (CHEBI:33917)
Incoming Relation(s)
galacotetraose (CHEBI:149485) has functional parent galactose (CHEBI:28260)
galactobiose (CHEBI:167122) has functional parent galactose (CHEBI:28260)
galactohexaose (CHEBI:62971) has functional parent galactose (CHEBI:28260)
galactopentaose (CHEBI:62975) has functional parent galactose (CHEBI:28260)
galactotriose (CHEBI:146179) has functional parent galactose (CHEBI:28260)
aldehydo-galactose (CHEBI:37662) is a galactose (CHEBI:28260)
D-galactose (CHEBI:12936) is a galactose (CHEBI:28260)
L-galactose (CHEBI:37618) is a galactose (CHEBI:28260)
galactopyranose (CHEBI:37621) is a galactose (CHEBI:28260)
IUPAC Names 
galactose
galacto-hexose
Synonyms  Source
GalactoseKEGG COMPOUND
GalJCBN
GalaktoseChEBI
Manual XrefsDatabases
C01582KEGG COMPOUND
GalactoseWikipedia
Registry NumbersSources
CAS:26566-61-0ChemIDplus
CAS:26566-61-0NIST Chemistry WebBook