Structural highlights
Function
GGOP_MARAH Catalyzes the reversible phosphorolysis of 2-O-alpha-D-glucosylglycerol with retention of the anomeric configuration, forming alpha-D-glucose 1-phosphate and glycerol. Has most likely a catabolic role, either regulating the intracellular levels of glucosylglycerol, which acts as a compatible solute, or degrading it when the environmental conditions change. Cannot catalyze the phosphorolysis of sucrose or glucosylglycerate.[1]
References
- ↑ Franceus J, Decuyper L, D'hooghe M, Desmet T. Exploring the sequence diversity in glycoside hydrolase family 13_18 reveals a novel glucosylglycerol phosphorylase. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. 2018 Apr;102(7):3183-3191. PMID:29470619 doi:10.1007/s00253-018-8856-1
