D(+)-Galactose(originated from plants)

59-23-4

(2R,3S,4S,5R)-2,3,4,5,6-pentahydroxyhexanal
aldehydo-D-galactose
26566-61-0

Galactose has been used in trials studying the treatment and diagnosis of Hepatitis C, Hepatic Cancer, Wilsons Disease, Diabetic Macular Oedema, and Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis, among others. There are even proposals for its use in accelerating senescence in mice, rats, and Drosophila, for its association with ovarian cancer, or even for the potential treatment of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis. Nevertheless, none of these ongoing studies have yet provided formal elucidation for their proposals.

180.16

C6H12O6

C(C(C(C(C(C=O)O)O)O)O)O