Galactose-6-phosphate isomerase

In enzymology, a galactose-6-phosphate isomerase is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction


 * D-galactose 6-phosphate $$\rightleftharpoons$$ D-tagatose 6-phosphate

Hence, this enzyme has one substrate, D-galactose 6-phosphate, and one product, D-tagatose 6-phosphate.

This enzyme belongs to the family of isomerases, specifically those intramolecular oxidoreductases interconverting aldoses and ketoses. The systematic name of this enzyme class is D-galactose-6-phosphate aldose-ketose-isomerase. This enzyme participates in galactose metabolism.