Glucose-1-Phosphate Adenylyltransferase
Synonyms
ADP Glucose Pyrophosphorylase
ADP Glucose Synthase
ADP Glucose Synthetase
ADP-Glucose Pyrophosphorylase
ADP-Glucose Synthase
ADP-Glucose Synthetase
ADPG Synthetase
ADPGlucose Pyrophosphorylase
Adenosine Diphosphate Glucose Pyrophosphorylase
Adenosine Diphosphoglucose Pyrophosphorylase
Adenylyltransferase, Glucose-1-Phosphate
Diphosphoglucose Pyrophosphorylase, Adenosine
Glucose 1 Phosphate Adenylyltransferase
Pyrophosphorylase, ADP-Glucose
Pyrophosphorylase, ADPGlucose
Pyrophosphorylase, Adenosine Diphosphoglucose
Synthase, ADP-Glucose
Synthetase, ADP-Glucose
Synthetase, ADPG
An 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.