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Phosphorylases  

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  • alpha-Glucan Phosphorylases
  • Glucan Phosphorylase
  • Phosphorylase

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Scope note

  • 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).

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  • 98(71)

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