Enzyme or Coenzyme
Glucose-1-Phosphate Adenylyltransferase
AMW:CHEM:081493An 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.
Biochemistry
biochemical