Galactogen

Galactogen is a polysaccharide of galactose that functions as energy storage in pulmonate snails and some Caenogastropoda. This polysaccharide is exclusive of the reproduction and is only found in the albumen gland from the female snail reproductive system and in the perivitelline fluid of eggs.

Galactogen

General structure of the polysaccharide galactogen
Names
IUPAC name
beta-D-galacto-hexopyranosyl-(1->3)-[beta-D-galacto-hexopyranosyl-(1->6)]-beta-D-galacto-hexopyranose
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
KEGG
  • monomer: InChI=1S/C18H32O16/c19-1-4-7(21)10(24)12(26)17(32-4)30-3-6-9(23)15(14(28)16(29)31-6)34-18-13(27)11(25)8(22)5(2-20)33-18/h4-29H,1-3H2/t4-,5-,6-,7+,8+,9+,10+,11+,12-,13-,14-,15+,16-,17-,18+/m1/s1
    Key: KJZMZIMBDAXZCX-FKZYWASWSA-N
  • monomer: C([C@@H]1[C@@H]([C@@H]([C@H]([C@@H](O1)OC[C@@H]2[C@@H]([C@@H]([C@H]([C@@H](O2)O)O)O[C@H]3[C@@H]([C@H]([C@H]([C@H](O3)CO)O)O)O)O)O)O)O)O
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Galactogen serves as an energy reserve for developing embryos and hatchlings, which is later replaced by glycogen in juveniles and adults. The advantage of accumulating galactogen instead of glycogen in eggs remains unclear, although some hypotheses have been proposed (see below).

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