A convenient synthesis of (2R)-glyceryl-beta-D-galactopyranoside. A substrate for beta-galactosidase, the lactose repressor, the galactose-binding protein, and the beta-methylgalactoside transport system.

Biological Transport Carbon Isotopes Chromatography, Gas Chromatography, Thin Layer Costs and Cost Analysis Escherichia coli/enzymology Galactose/metabolism Galactosidases/metabolism Genes, Regulator Glycerol Glycosides/biosynthesis,metabolism Lactose Methods Mutation Protein Binding Time Factors

Carbon Isotopes Glycosides Galactosidases Lactose Glycerol Galactose