Entry
Name
laminaribiose phosphorylase
Class
Transferases;
Glycosyltransferases;
Hexosyltransferases
BRITE hierarchy
Sysname
3-beta-D-glucosyl-D-glucose:phosphate alpha-D-glucosyltransferase
Reaction(IUBMB)
3-beta-D-glucosyl-D-glucose + phosphate = D-glucose + alpha-D-glucose 1-phosphate [RN:
R00953 R06058 ]
Reaction(KEGG)
Substrate
3-beta-D-glucosyl-D-glucose [CPD:
C02048 ];
phosphate [CPD:
C00009 ]
Product
D-glucose [CPD:
C00031 ];
alpha-D-glucose 1-phosphate [CPD:
C00103 ]
Comment
Also acts on 1,3-beta-D-oligoglucans. Differs in specificity from EC
2.4.1.30 (1,3-beta-oligoglucan phosphorylase) and EC
2.4.1.97 (1,3-beta-D-glucan phosphorylase).
History
EC 2.4.1.31 created 1972
Reference
Authors
Goldemberg SH, Marechal LR, De Souza BC.
Title
Beta-1,3-oligoglucan: orthophosphate glucosyltransferase from Euglena gracilis.
Journal
J Biol Chem 241:45-50 (1966)
Reference
Authors
Manners DJ, Taylor DC.
Title
Studies on carbohydrate metabolizing enzymes. XVI. Specificity of laminaribiose phosphorylase from Astasia ocellata.
Journal
Other DBs
ExplorEnz - The Enzyme Database: 2.4.1.31
ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: 2.4.1.31