Glucosylglycerol-phosphate synthase
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In enzymology, a glucosylglycerol-phosphate synthase (EC 2.4.1.213) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
- ADP-glucose + sn-glycerol 3-phosphate 2-(beta-D-glucosyl)-sn-glycerol 3-phosphate + ADP
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EC no. | 2.4.1.213 | ||||||||
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Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are ADP-glucose and sn-glycerol 3-phosphate, whereas its two products are 2-(beta-D-glucosyl)-sn-glycerol 3-phosphate and ADP.
This enzyme belongs to the family of glycosyltransferases, specifically the hexosyltransferases. The systematic name of this enzyme class is ADP-glucose:sn-glycerol-3-phosphate 2-beta-D-glucosyltransferase.