Cellodextrin phosphorylase

In enzymology, a cellodextrin phosphorylase (EC number|2.4.1.49) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

:(1,4-beta-D-glucosyl)n + phosphate $ightleftharpoons$ (1,4-beta-D-glucosyl)n-1 + alpha-D-glucose 1-phosphate

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are (1,4-beta-D-glucosyl)n and phosphate, whereas its two products are (1,4-beta-D-glucosyl)n-1 and alpha-D-glucose 1-phosphate.

This enzyme belongs to the family of glycosyltransferases, specifically the hexosyltransferases. The systematic name of this enzyme class is 1,4-beta-D-oligo-D-glucan:phosphate alpha-D-glucosyltransferase. This enzyme is also called beta-1,4-oligoglucan:orthophosphate glucosyltransferase.

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::"The CAS registry number for this enzyme class is CAS registry|37277-58-0."

Gene Ontology (GO) codes