Reaction: ADP-α-D-glucose + sn-glycerol 3-phosphate = 2-(α-D-glucopyranosyl)-sn-glycerol 3-phosphate + ADP
Other name(s): ADP-glucose:sn-glycerol-3-phosphate 2-β-D-glucosyltransferase (incorrect)
Systematic name: ADP-α-D-glucose:sn-glycerol-3-phosphate 2-α-D-glucopyranosyltransferase
Comments: Acts with EC 3.1.3.69 (glucosylglycerol phosphatase) to form glucosylglycerol, an osmolyte that endows cyanobacteria with resistance to salt.
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc, CAS registry number: 161515-13-5
References:
1. Hagemann, M. and Erdmann, N. Activation and pathway of glucosylglycerol biosynthesis in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. Microbiology 140 (1994) 1427-1431.
2. Marin, K., Zuther, E., Kerstan, T., Kunert, A. and Hagemann, M. The ggpS gene from Synechocystis sp. strain PCC 6803 encoding glucosylglycerol-phosphate synthase is involved in osmolyte synthesis. J. Bacteriol. 180 (1998) 4843-4849. [PMID: 9733686]