Preferred Label : 1,4-alpha-Glucan branching enzyme;
MeSH definition : In glycogen or amylopectin synthesis, the enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of a
segment of a 1,4-alpha-glucan chain to a primary hydroxy group in a similar glucan
chain. EC 2.4.1.18.;
MeSH synonym : starch branching enzyme; glycosyltransferase, branching; enzyme, 1,4-alpha-glucan branching; branching glycosyltransferase; branching enzyme, starch; enzyme, starch branching; branching enzyme; enzyme, branching; branching enzyme, 1,4-alpha-glucan; 1,4 alpha glucan branching enzyme;
MeSH hyponym : amylopectin branching enzyme; Branching Enzyme, Amylopectin; Enzyme, Amylopectin Branching; Q-Enzyme; Q Enzyme; Glycogen Branching Enzyme; Branching Enzyme, Glycogen; Enzyme, Glycogen Branching;
MeSH CAS label : 1,4-alpha-D-Glucan:1,4-alpha-D-glucan 6-alpha-D-(1,4-alpha-D-glucano)-transferase;
MeSH Related Number : 9001-97-2 (CAS RN);
Registry Number MeSH : EC 2.4.1.18;
MeSH annotation : DF: GLUCAN BRANCHING ENZYME;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Branching enzyme;
Is substance : O;
UNII : EC 2.4.1.18;
Origin ID : D015061;
UMLS CUI : C0000052;
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In glycogen or amylopectin synthesis, the enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of a
segment of a 1,4-alpha-glucan chain to a primary hydroxy group in a similar glucan
chain. EC 2.4.1.18.