FLJ95174, FLJ97302, Galactose 4 epimerase UDP, Galactowaldenase, galE, GALE_HUMAN, OTTHUMP00000002991, OTTHUMP00000002994, OTTHUMP00000037931, OTTHUMP00000044857, SDR1E1, short chain dehydrogenase/reductase family 1E member 1, UDP galactose 4 epimerase,
GALE is a 348 amino acid protein that functions as the third enzyme in the Leloir pathway of galactose metabolism. A member of the sugar epimerase family, GALE exists as a homodimer, binds FAD as a cofactor and catalyzes the epimerization of UDP-N-acetyl