The 'A' gene codes for the transferase alpha N-acetyl-galactosaminyl transferase and the 'B' gene codes for transferase alpha
galactosyl transferase and 'O' allele encodes for a non-functional transferase.
Voragen, "Okra pectin contains an unusual substitution of its rhamnosyl residues with acetyl and alpha-linked
galactosyl groups," Carbohydrate Research, vol.
One candidate is GLB1, since this enzyme cleaves terminal [beta]-linked
galactosyl residues from gangliosides.
The main chain is composed of two mannosyl and two
galactosyl moieties; one branch contains one glucosyl moiety and the other branch is composed of one
galactosyl and one rhamnosyl moiety [10].
The reason for this might be due to a protective effect of
galactosyl and sulfoquinovosyl moieties on PUFAs bonded to glycoglycerolipids (the main membrane lipids) [33].
Rody et al., "Gene expression of ceramide kinase,
galactosyl ceramide synthase and ganglioside GD3 synthase is associated with prognosis in breast cancer," Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology, vol.
Cattaneo, "Occurrence of
galactosyl isomaltol and
galactosyl [beta]-pyranone in commercial drinking milk," Nahrung-Food, vol.
Metachromatic Leukodystrophy gets its name from the metachromatic granules which are formed as a result of the accumulation of
galactosyl and lactosyl sulfatide substrate deposits.
MGDGs are present in a wide range of plants, and plant
galactosyl lipids constitute approximately 80% of the membrane lipids, of which MGDG is the most abundant one and accounts for approximately 50% of the thylakoid lipids.
The latter showed that N-acetylglucosaminyl (GlcNAc),
galactosyl, mannosyl, galacturonosyl, and glucuronosyl were the major glycosyl residues in the dried biofilm.