Reaction: cellobiose + phosphate = α-D-glucose 1-phosphate + D-glucose
Systematic name: cellobiose:phosphate α-D-glucosyltransferase
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, GTD, KEGG, Metacyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 9030-20-0
References:
1. Alexander, J.K. Purification and specificity of cellobiose phosphorylase from Clostridium thermocellum. J. Biol. Chem. 243 (1968) 2899-2904. [PMID: 5653182]
2. Ayers, W.A. Phosphorolysis and synthesis of cellobiose by cell extracts from Ruminococcus flavefaciens. J. Biol. Chem. 234 (1959) 2819-2822.