Cellobiose phosphorylase
Template:Short description Template:Infobox enzyme In enzymology, a cellobiose phosphorylase (Template:EC number) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
- cellobiose + phosphate alpha-D-glucose 1-phosphate + D-glucose
Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are cellobiose and phosphate, whereas its two products are alpha-D-glucose 1-phosphate and D-glucose.
This enzyme belongs to the family of glycosyltransferases, specifically the hexosyltransferases. The systematic name of this enzyme class is cellobiose:phosphate alpha-D-glucosyltransferase. This enzyme participates in starch and sucrose metabolism.
Structural studies
As of late 2006, two structures have been solved for this class of enzymes, with PDB accession codes Template:PDB link and Template:PDB link.
References
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