Beta-phosphoglucomutase

In enzymology, a beta-phosphoglucomutase (EC number|5.4.2.6) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

:beta-D-glucose 1-phosphate $ightleftharpoons$ beta-D-glucose 6-phosphate

Hence, this enzyme has one substrate, beta-D-glucose 1-phosphate, and one product, beta-D-glucose 6-phosphate.

This enzyme belongs to the family of isomerases, specifically the phosphotransferases (phosphomutases), which transfer phosphate groups within a molecule. The systematic name of this enzyme class is beta-D-glucose 1,6-phosphomutase. This enzyme participates in starch and sucrose metabolism.

tructural studies

As of late 2007, 6 structures have been solved for this class of enzymes, with PDB accession codes PDB link|1LVH, PDB link|1O03, PDB link|1O08, PDB link|1Z4N, PDB link|1Z4O, and PDB link|1ZOL.

References

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* Boyer, P.D. (Ed.), The Enzymes, 3rd ed., vol. 6, 1972, p. 407-477.

External links

::"The CAS registry number for this enzyme class is CAS registry|68651-99-0."

Gene Ontology (GO) codes