Galactose, oxidation

Glucose oxidase galactose Oxidation of C-6 carbinols Galactose 70 ... 

From Vandenheede et al. (1972), reproduced with permission. b The D-galactose-oxidized treated preparation had 91% of the activity of the native glycoprotein. 

Berry GT, et al. Extended [13C]galactose oxidation studies in patients with galactosemia. Mol Genet Metab. 2004 82(2) 130-6. 

Elastin, collagen formation alcohol oxidative deamination Galactose oxidation alcohol — aldehyde Aldehyde - carlwxylic acid Phenoxazinone formation oxidative coupling... 

Vigorous oxidation of a monosaccharide (e.g., with dUute nitric acid) produces carboxyl groups at both ends of the chain. Thus galactose gives the sparingly soluble mucic acid glucose affords the soluble saccharic acid, which is best isolated as the sparingly soluble acid potassium salt. 

Oxidation of galactose (or a galactose-containing sugar) to mucic acid. Dissolve 1 g. of galactose or lactose in a mixture of 10 ml. of water and 5 ml. of concentrated nitric acid contained in a small evaporating dish, and evaporate the solution to dryness on a water bath. Stir the cold residue with 10 ml. of cold water, filter off the mucic acid, wash it with cold water, dry and determine the m.p. (212-213° with decomposition). 

The structure of compound A was established in part by converting it to known compounds Treat ment of A with excess methyl iodide in the presence of silver oxide followed by hydrolysis with dilute hydrochlonc acid gave a tnmethyl ether of D galactose Companng this trimethyl ether with known trimethyl ethers of D galactose allowed the structure of compound A to be deduced... 

Oxidation of tiie caibon atoms at both ends of the carbon chain produces an aldaric acid. That made from D-galactose is galactaric acid [526-99-8] a... 

Copper is one of the twenty-seven elements known to be essential to humans (69—72) (see Mineral nutrients). The daily recommended requirement for humans is 2.5—5.0 mg (73). Copper is probably second only to iron as an oxidation catalyst and oxygen carrier in humans (74). It is present in many proteins, such as hemocyanin [9013-32-3] galactose oxidase [9028-79-9] ceruloplasmin [9031 -37-2] dopamine -hydroxylase, monoamine oxidase [9001-66-5] superoxide dismutase [9054-89-17, and phenolase (75,76). Copper aids in photosynthesis and other oxidative processes in plants. 

Deoxy-sugars. Part XXII. Comparative Rates of Oxidation and Reduction of D-Galactose and 2-Deoxy-D-galactose," W. G. Overend, F. Shafizadeh, and M. Stacey, J. Chem. Soc., (1951) 2062-2064. 

A number of complexes of copper with 1,1-dithiolenes are known they are interesting, inasmuch as they form (1) polynuclear species, e.g., [Cu4(i-mnt)3]2 . Recently, a copper(III) complex of 1,1-dicarboeth-oxy-2-ethylenedithiolate (DED ) was prepared (375) by oxidation of aqueous solutions of K2[Cu(DED)2] with a 10-15% excess of Cu(II) or H202, and of (BzPh3P)2[Cu(DED)2] with I2. The possibility of this system as a model for the Cu "/Cu. system in n-galactose oxidase has been pointed out. Lewis and Miller (113) also prepared M[Cu(S2C CHN02)2] (M = Cu, or Zn) and Cu[Cu S2C C(CN)2 2], and found that they are effective insecticides. 

---