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Creation Date2014-08-29 06:31:57 UTC
Update Date2026-04-05 11:56:32 UTC
Accession NumberCHEM003311
Identification
Common NameGalactose 1-phosphate
ClassSmall Molecule
DescriptionGalactose 1-phosphate is an intermediate in the Galactose metabolism. and Nucleotide sugars metabolism pathways (KEGG). Galactose-1-phosphate is an intermediate in the intraconversion of glucose and galactose. It is formed from galactose by galactokinase.
Contaminant Sources
  • FooDB Chemicals
  • T3DB toxins
Contaminant Type
  • Animal Toxin
  • Ether
  • Food Toxin
  • Metabolite
  • Natural Compound
  • Organic Compound
Chemical Structure
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Synonyms
ValueSource
1-O-Phosphono-alpha-D-galactopyranoseChEBI
alpha-D-Gal-1-pChEBI
alpha-D-Galactopyranose 1-phosphateChEBI
alpha-D-Galactopyranose, 1-(dihydrogen phosphate)ChEBI
alpha-D-Galactopyranosyl phosphateChEBI
alpha-D-Galactosyl phosphateChEBI
Galactose-1-phosphateChEBI
1-O-Phosphono-a-D-galactopyranoseGenerator
1-O-Phosphono-α-D-galactopyranoseGenerator
a-D-Gal-1-pGenerator
Α-D-gal-1-pGenerator
a-D-Galactopyranose 1-phosphateGenerator
a-D-Galactopyranose 1-phosphoric acidGenerator
alpha-D-Galactopyranose 1-phosphoric acidGenerator
Α-D-galactopyranose 1-phosphateGenerator
Α-D-galactopyranose 1-phosphoric acidGenerator
a-D-Galactopyranose, 1-(dihydrogen phosphate)Generator
a-D-Galactopyranose, 1-(dihydrogen phosphoric acid)Generator
alpha-D-Galactopyranose, 1-(dihydrogen phosphoric acid)Generator
Α-D-galactopyranose, 1-(dihydrogen phosphate)Generator
Α-D-galactopyranose, 1-(dihydrogen phosphoric acid)Generator
a-D-Galactopyranosyl phosphateGenerator
a-D-Galactopyranosyl phosphoric acidGenerator
alpha-D-Galactopyranosyl phosphoric acidGenerator
Α-D-galactopyranosyl phosphateGenerator
Α-D-galactopyranosyl phosphoric acidGenerator
a-D-Galactosyl phosphateGenerator
a-D-Galactosyl phosphoric acidGenerator
alpha-D-Galactosyl phosphoric acidGenerator
Α-D-galactosyl phosphateGenerator
Α-D-galactosyl phosphoric acidGenerator
Galactose-1-phosphoric acidGenerator
Galactose 1-phosphoric acidGenerator
a-D-Galactose-1-phosphateHMDB
a-D-Galactose-1-phosphoric acidHMDB
alpha-D-Galactose-1-phosphoric acidHMDB
Α-D-galactose-1-phosphateHMDB
Α-D-galactose-1-phosphoric acidHMDB
Galactose-1-phosphate, (beta-L-gal)-isomerHMDB
Galactose-1-phosphate, 14C-labeledHMDB
Galactose-1-phosphate, disilver (+1) salt, (D-gal)-isomerHMDB
Galactose-1-phosphate, sodium saltHMDB
Galactose-1-phosphate, (beta-D-gal)-isomerHMDB
1-(Dihydrogen phosphate) galactitolHMDB
1-Phosphate a-D-galactopyranoseHMDB
a-D-1-(Dihydrogen phosphate) galactopyranoseHMDB
a-D-Galactose 1-phosphateHMDB
alpha-D-1-(Dihydrogen phosphate) galactopyranoseHMDB
alpha-D-Galactose 1-phosphateHMDB
D-Galactose 1-phosphateHMDB
Galactopyranose 1-phosphateHMDB
D-Galactopyranose 1-phosphateHMDB
D-Galactopyranose 1-phosphoric acidHMDB
D-Galactose 1-phosphoric acidHMDB
Chemical FormulaC6H13O9P
Average Molecular Mass260.136 g/mol
Monoisotopic Mass260.030 g/mol
CAS Registry Number2255-14-3
IUPAC Name{[(2R,3R,4S,5R,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy}phosphonic acid
Traditional Namegalactose 1 phosphate
SMILESOC[C@H]1O[C@H](OP(O)(O)=O)[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@H]1O
InChI IdentifierInChI=1S/C6H13O9P/c7-1-2-3(8)4(9)5(10)6(14-2)15-16(11,12)13/h2-10H,1H2,(H2,11,12,13)/t2-,3+,4+,5-,6-/m1/s1
InChI KeyHXXFSFRBOHSIMQ-FPRJBGLDSA-N
Chemical Taxonomy
Description belongs to the class of organic compounds known as monosaccharide phosphates. These are monosaccharides comprising a phosphated group linked to the carbohydrate unit.
KingdomOrganic compounds
Super ClassOrganic oxygen compounds
ClassOrganooxygen compounds
Sub ClassCarbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates
Direct ParentMonosaccharide phosphates
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • Hexose monosaccharide
  • Monosaccharide phosphate
  • Monoalkyl phosphate
  • Organic phosphoric acid derivative
  • Oxane
  • Alkyl phosphate
  • Phosphoric acid ester
  • Secondary alcohol
  • Oxacycle
  • Organoheterocyclic compound
  • Polyol
  • Alcohol
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Primary alcohol
  • Organic oxide
  • Aliphatic heteromonocyclic compound
Molecular FrameworkAliphatic heteromonocyclic compounds
External Descriptors
Biological Properties
StatusDetected and Not Quantified
OriginEndogenous
Cellular Locations
  • Cytoplasm
  • Membrane
Biofluid LocationsNot Available
Tissue Locations
  • Erythrocyte
  • Red Blood Cell
Pathways
NameSMPDB LinkKEGG Link
Galactose MetabolismSMP00043 map00052
Lactose SynthesisSMP00444 Not Available
Nucleotide Sugars MetabolismSMP00010 map00520
GalactosemiaSMP00182 Not Available
Galactosemia IIISMP00496 Not Available
ApplicationsNot Available
Biological Roles
Chemical RolesNot Available
Physical Properties
StateSolid
AppearanceWhite powder.
Experimental Properties
PropertyValue
Melting PointNot Available
Boiling PointNot Available
SolubilityNot Available
Predicted Properties
PropertyValueSource
Water Solubility32.3 g/LALOGPS
logP-2ALOGPS
logP-3.1ChemAxon
logS-0.91ALOGPS
pKa (Strongest Acidic)1.16ChemAxon
pKa (Strongest Basic)-3ChemAxon
Physiological Charge-2ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count8ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count6ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area156.91 ŲChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count3ChemAxon
Refractivity46.8 m³·mol⁻¹ChemAxon
Polarizability20.62 ųChemAxon
Number of Rings1ChemAxon
Bioavailability1ChemAxon
Rule of FiveNoChemAxon
Ghose FilterNoChemAxon
Veber's RuleNoChemAxon
MDDR-like RuleNoChemAxon
Spectra
Spectra
Spectrum TypeDescriptionSplash KeyView
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (Non-derivatized) - 70eV, Positivesplash10-0002-9110000000-ee60e23a7f8053dae6d3Spectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (4 TMS) - 70eV, Positivesplash10-0fsi-5901370000-80b5e0114d382bd45e3fSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (Non-derivatized) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (Non-derivatized) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TMS_1_1) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TMS_1_2) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TMS_1_3) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TMS_1_4) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TMS_1_5) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TMS_2_1) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TMS_2_2) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TMS_2_3) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TMS_2_4) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TMS_2_5) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TMS_2_6) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TMS_2_7) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TMS_2_8) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TMS_2_9) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TMS_2_10) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TMS_2_11) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TMS_3_1) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TMS_3_2) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TMS_3_3) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TMS_3_4) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TMS_3_5) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QTOF , negativesplash10-004i-9030000000-7fff706c8ccfa4e8ee82Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QTOF , negativesplash10-004i-9030000000-7ea4c16f3c1f90045b95Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - , negativesplash10-0002-9000000000-d23bc07bd7bdf7ddce46Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - n/a 18V, positivesplash10-03dl-1970000000-880e9f60970f0816b8c4Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - n/a 18V, positivesplash10-001i-0920000000-2cbd9f1121176bb271efSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Orbitrap 1V, positivesplash10-0002-0090000000-f7a9704c507f87576963Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Orbitrap 2V, positivesplash10-0002-0190000000-190752fd0e6fc6923351Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Orbitrap 4V, positivesplash10-0f72-0490000000-14a970b0e103aee3ac86Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Orbitrap 5V, positivesplash10-000i-0950000000-791dd70d946defe0237dSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Orbitrap 3V, positivesplash10-001r-0890000000-7333cc4fec9c480da18bSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Orbitrap 5V, positivesplash10-000i-0920000000-b0116f36e8c1774e674fSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - n/a 18V, positivesplash10-000i-0900000000-ce07a8268e9be0a752eaSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - n/a 18V, positivesplash10-004l-9000000000-771382b82d73a025b900Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - n/a 18V, positivesplash10-03di-0900000000-75b95578eec10c7fb1a0Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - n/a 18V, positivesplash10-00di-0900000000-efd4d199381342fcfd6eSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - n/a 18V, positivesplash10-014i-0900000000-59a34fd931d5d3eb02adSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - n/a 18V, positivesplash10-0f6t-0290000000-e0994816c9da10e9884bSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - n/a 18V, positivesplash10-004i-0190000000-0871936f57509fe1ab16Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Orbitrap 7V, positivesplash10-00di-0049000000-b5229bec94bbe9e0fe04Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Positivesplash10-0002-9240000000-4057005941a73b47e92bSpectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Positivesplash10-0002-9240000000-2b520b8d7520453613e5Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Positivesplash10-0002-9100000000-adafd3ed58bf5371e4a1Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negativesplash10-0a6s-9480000000-6d21f499da6e13bbe38dSpectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negativesplash10-004i-9110000000-68aeffe1ebca2d4d4362Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negativesplash10-004i-9000000000-dfc211275bafe42581aeSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
Toxicity Profile
Route of ExposureNot Available
Mechanism of ToxicityNot Available
MetabolismNot Available
Toxicity ValuesNot Available
Lethal DoseNot Available
Carcinogenicity (IARC Classification)No indication of carcinogenicity to humans (not listed by IARC).
Uses/SourcesThis is an endogenously produced metabolite found in the human body. It is used in metabolic reactions, catabolic reactions or waste generation.
Minimum Risk LevelNot Available
Health EffectsNot Available
SymptomsNot Available
TreatmentNot Available
Concentrations
Not Available
DrugBank IDDB02317
HMDB IDHMDB0000645
FooDB IDFDB001159
Phenol Explorer IDNot Available
KNApSAcK IDC00007391
BiGG IDNot Available
BioCyc IDGALACTOSE-1P
METLIN IDNot Available
PDB IDNot Available
Wikipedia LinkGalactose_1-phosphate
Chemspider IDNot Available
ChEBI ID17973
PubChem Compound ID123912
Kegg Compound IDC00446
YMDB IDYMDB00004
ECMDB IDECMDB04011
References
Synthesis ReferenceNot Available
MSDSNot Available
General References
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