Phosphorylases

Synonyms

1,4-alpha-D-Glucan:orthophosphate alpha-D-glucosyltransferase

Glucan Phosphorylase

alpha-Glucan Phosphorylases

A class of glucosyltransferases that catalyzes the degradation of storage polysaccharides, such as glucose polymers, by phosphorolysis in animals (GLYCOGEN PHOSPHORYLASE) and in plants (STARCH PHOSPHORYLASE).