Enzyme Details

Enzyme (Recommended) Name	glycogen(starch) synthase
Alternative names	UDP-glucose:glycogen 4-alpha-D-glucosyltransferase UDP-glucose---glycogen glucosyltransferase glycogen (starch) synthetase UDP-glucose-glycogen glucosyltransferase UDP-glycogen synthase UDPG-glycogen synthetase UDPG-glycogen transglucosylase uridine diphosphoglucose-glycogen glucosyltransferase
EC Classification	2.4.1.11
Classification	Transferases Glycosyltransferases Hexosyltransferases
Catalyses reactions	Amylose + UDPglucose <-> UDP + Amylose UDPglucose + (1,4-alpha-D-Glucosyl)n <-> UDP + (1,4-alpha-D-Glucosyl)n
External links	Expasy KEGG IntEnz (EBI) IUBMB Reactome HepatoSys
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