Laminaribiose phosphorylase

In enzymology, a laminaribiose phosphorylase (EC 2.4.1.31) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

3-beta-D-glucosyl-D-glucose + phosphate ${\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons }$ D-glucose + alpha-D-glucose 1-phosphate

laminaribiose phosphorylase
Identifiers
EC no.	2.4.1.31
CAS no.	37257-29-7
Databases
IntEnz	IntEnz view
BRENDA	BRENDA entry
ExPASy	NiceZyme view
KEGG	KEGG entry
MetaCyc	metabolic pathway
PRIAM	profile
PDB structures	RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
Gene Ontology	AmiGO / QuickGO
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Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are 3-beta-D-glucosyl-D-glucose and phosphate, whereas its two products are D-glucose 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 3-beta-D-glucosyl-D-glucose:phosphate alpha-D-glucosyltransferase.