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Glycogen Phosphorylase is | Glycogen Phosphorylase is a [[homodimeric|homodimeric]] [[Enzyme|enzyme]] which [[Catalyse|catalyses]] the breakdown of [[Glycogen|Glycogen]] into [[Glucose-1-Phosphate|Glucose-1-Phosphate]]. This is done by cleaving the 1-4 [[Glycosidic bond|Glycosidic]] linkage on the terminal [[Glucose-1-Phosphate|glucose]] monomer and adding a phosphate group to form Glucose-1-Phosphate<ref name="Glycogen Metabolism">https://www.rpi.edu/dept/bcbp/molbiochem/MBWeb/mb1/part2/glycogen.htm</ref>. | ||
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Revision as of 13:52, 20 October 2016
Glycogen Phosphorylase is a homodimeric enzyme which catalyses the breakdown of Glycogen into Glucose-1-Phosphate. This is done by cleaving the 1-4 Glycosidic linkage on the terminal glucose monomer and adding a phosphate group to form Glucose-1-Phosphate[1].