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Galt Toys
Galt toys is an international educational toy company. It is responsible for a number of high profile games and its designs by Ken Garland are often cited as classics.
History
Galt Educational
In 1836 Ayrshire-born James Galt set up James Galt & Co. Ltd, which traded in Manchester as educational stockists. While the original product line consisted of items like desks and blackboards, the company expanded into publishing and printing, and increased its influence on the education sector. In 1957, the company moved its headquarters to Cheadle in Cheshire.
Galt Toys
In 1961 the Galt toys Division was formed and opened its first toy shop on Carnaby Street, London. In addition to toys, the company's memorable items in recent events have included Royal Wedding knitting patterns.
Ken Garland
In 1961 the company approached Ken Garland and Associates (KGA) to act as design associates. Garland was tasked with building an image for the company from scratch. He also inadvertently changed the name of the company to Galt toys He also began designing toys for Galt, creating everything from wooden toys to board games. In a twenty-year association with KGA, Galt toys managed to produce some of the most iconic toys of the era, including Connect and Anymals.
Glucosylceramide beta-1,4-galactosyltransferase
Glucosylceramide beta-1,4-galactosyltransferase (EC 2.4.1.274, lactosylceramide synthase, uridine diphosphate-galactose:glucosyl ceramide beta 1-4 galactosyltransferase, UDP-Gal:glucosylceramide beta1->4galactosyltransferase, GalT-2, UDP-galactose:beta-D-glucosyl-(1<->1)-ceramide beta-1,4-galactosyltransferase) is an enzyme with system name UDP-alpha-D-galactose:beta-D-glucosyl-(1<->1)-ceramide 4-beta-D-galactosyltransferase. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction
Involved in the synthesis of several different major classes of glycosphingolipids.
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