Glycogenesis
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Glucose-6-phosphate is converted into <scene name='94/942621/Cv/3'>glucose-1-phosphate</scene> by the action of phosphoglucomutase (''e.g.'' Rabbit muscle phosphoglucomutase [[1jdy]]), passing through the obligatory intermediate <scene name='94/942621/Cv/2'>glucose-1,6-bisphosphate</scene>. | Glucose-6-phosphate is converted into <scene name='94/942621/Cv/3'>glucose-1-phosphate</scene> by the action of phosphoglucomutase (''e.g.'' Rabbit muscle phosphoglucomutase [[1jdy]]), passing through the obligatory intermediate <scene name='94/942621/Cv/2'>glucose-1,6-bisphosphate</scene>. | ||
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| + | Glucose-1-phosphate is converted into UDP-glucose by the action of the enzyme UDP-glucose pyrophosphorylase. Pyrophosphate is formed, which is later hydrolysed by pyrophosphatase into two phosphate molecules. | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
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