GDP-L-galactose_phosphorylase

GDP-L-galactose phosphorylase

GDP-L-galactose phosphorylase

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GDP-L-galactose phosphorylase (EC 2.7.7.69, VTC2, VTC5) is an enzyme with systematic name GDP:alpha-L-galactose 1-phosphate guanylyltransferase.[1][2][3][4] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

GDP-L-galactose + phosphate alpha-L-galactose 1-phosphate + GDP
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The enzyme catalyses a reaction of the Smirnoff-Wheeler pathway.

References

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