Glucose-1-Phosphate Adenylyltransferase

**Definition:** 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.

**Tree numbers:** - D08.811.913.696.445.400

**Synonyms:** - Adenosine Diphosphate Glucose Pyrophosphorylase - Adenosine Diphosphoglucose Pyrophosphorylase - ADP-Glucose Pyrophosphorylase - ADP-Glucose Synthase - ADP-Glucose Synthetase - ADPG Synthetase - ADPGlucose Pyrophosphorylase