Glycogen Phosphorylase
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Introduction[1]
Glycogen phosphorylase catalyzes the hydrolysis of glycogen to generate glucose-1-phosphate and is considered the rate limiting step in the degradation of glycogen. The glucose-1-phophate is then further degraded via the pathway of glycolysis. There is both muscle and liver glycogen phosphorylase; muscle glycogen phosphorylase is present to degrade glycogen to forms of energy by means of glycolysis during muscle contractions.
Function
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Structure and Mechanism
References
- ↑ Kristiansen M, Andersen B, Iversen LF, Westergaard N. Identification, synthesis, and characterization of new glycogen phosphorylase inhibitors binding to the allosteric AMP site. J Med Chem. 2004 Jul 1;47(14):3537-45. PMID:15214781 doi:10.1021/jm031121n
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