| EC |
2.4.1.139 |
| Accepted name: |
maltose synthase |
| Reaction: |
2 α-D-glucose 1-phosphate + H2O = maltose + 2 phosphate |
| Systematic name: |
α-D-glucose-1-phosphate:α-D-glucose-1-phosphate 4-α-D-glucosyltransferase (dephosphorylating) |
| Comments: |
Neither free phosphate nor maltose 1-phosphate is an intermediate in the reaction. |
| Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc, CAS registry number: 81669-74-1 |
| References: |
| 1. |
Schilling, N. Characterization of maltose biosynthesis from α-D-glucose-1-phosphate in Spinacia oleracea L. Planta 154 (1982) 87–93. [PMID: 24275923] |
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