An ATP-dependent enzyme that catalyzes the addition of ADP to alpha-D-glucose 1-phosphate to form ADP-glucose and diphosphate. The reaction is the rate-limiting reaction in prokaryotic GLYCOGEN and plant STARCH biosynthesis.
Also Known As:
Glucose 1 Phosphate Adenylyltransferase; ADP-Glucose Pyrophosphorylase; ADP-Glucose Synthase; ADP-Glucose Synthetase; ADPG Synthetase; ADPGlucose Pyrophosphorylase; Adenosine Diphosphate Glucose Pyrophosphorylase; Adenosine Diphosphoglucose Pyrophosphorylase; ADP Glucose Pyrophosphorylase; ADP Glucose Synthase; ADP Glucose Synthetase; Adenylyltransferase, Glucose-1-Phosphate; Diphosphoglucose Pyrophosphorylase, Adenosine; Pyrophosphorylase, ADP-Glucose; Pyrophosphorylase, ADPGlucose; Pyrophosphorylase, Adenosine Diphosphoglucose; Synthase, ADP-Glucose; Synthetase, ADP-Glucose; Synthetase, ADPG