09 Fructose and Galactose
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Absorption
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Fructose
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- table sugar
- fructose can be metabolized and feed into glycolysis
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- fructokinase add phosphate from ATP
- aldolase B splits F1P to 2 3C molecules
![](https://photos.thisispiggy.com/file/wikiFiles/A4261F36-605D-43ED-AD7F-FF197B700E13.jpg)
- fructose enter pathway beyond rate limiting step, faster than either glucose/galactose
![](https://photos.thisispiggy.com/file/wikiFiles/F1D7ED11-15FF-4BE4-BDB2-949746363459.jpg)
- hexokinase can convert fructose to F6P (step 2)
Essential Fructosuria
![](https://photos.thisispiggy.com/file/wikiFiles/6F90CB03-8B57-41C6-B63E-DCA9C07B4AAC.jpg)
Hereditary Fructose Intolerance
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- no aldolase
- fructose continuously converted to F1P, using up ATP
![](https://photos.thisispiggy.com/file/wikiFiles/E695ABA1-9CCA-48B2-BBA6-B4D16C9DFFB1.jpg)
- need ATP for gluconeogenesis and glycogen breakdown
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- no fructose from breast milk
- wean from breast milk, start fructose
Polyol
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- sorbitol converted to fructose
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Galactose
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- G1P intermediate in glycogen synthesis, can be used for glycogen synthesis or converted to G6P
![](https://photos.thisispiggy.com/file/wikiFiles/70166EB3-5300-4C3C-B787-491EC86015F7.jpg)
Classic Galactosemia
![](https://photos.thisispiggy.com/file/wikiFiles/38111796-A740-4B02-B135-66E380439AB4.jpg)
- GALT
- G1P builds up in liver and leads to liver damage, also deplete ATP supply
![](https://photos.thisispiggy.com/file/wikiFiles/2F888670-82F9-4FEE-86D7-D0FF353FFC08.jpg)
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![](https://photos.thisispiggy.com/file/wikiFiles/98AA0690-E28A-4660-9BDE-F0D47DC7093D.jpg)
Galactokinase Deficiency
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- Galactose not converted to G1P, milder symptoms, no depletion of phosphate and no trapping in liver
- young child with vision problems
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