Reaction: 2-O-α-D-glucopyranosyl-glycerol + phosphate = α-D-glucose 1-phosphate + glycerol
Other name(s): 2-O-α-D-glucosylglycerol phosphorylase (retaining)
Systematic name: 2-O-α-D-glucopyranosyl-glycerol:phosphate α-D-glucosyltransferase (configuration-retaining)
Comments: The enzyme, characterized from the halotolerant bacterium Marinobacter adhaerens, is likely responsible for degradation of the compatible solute 2-O-α-D-glucopyranosyl-glycerol when the environmental salt concentration decreases. cf. EC 2.4.1.332, 1,2-α-glucosylglycerol phosphorylase.
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References:
1. Franceus, J., Decuyper, L., D'hooghe, M. and Desmet, T. Exploring the sequence diversity in glycoside hydrolase family 13_18 reveals a novel glucosylglycerol phosphorylase. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. (2018) . [PMID: 29470619]