Glucose-1-Phosphate Adenylyltransferase

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Glucose-1-Phosphate Adenylyltransferase


An ATP-dependent enzyme that catalyzes the addition of ADP to alpha-D-glucose 1-phosphate to form ADP-glucose and diphosphate. The reaction is the rate-limiting reaction in prokaryotic GLYCOGEN and plant STARCH biosynthesis.

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