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ENZYME entry: EC 2.4.1.18

PURL: https://purl.expasy.org/enzyme/EC/2.4.1.18
Accepted Name
1,4-alpha-glucan branching enzyme
Alternative Name(s)
amylo-(1,4->1,6)-transglycosylase
amylo-(1,4 to 1,6)transglucosidase
branching enzyme
glycogen branching enzyme
Reaction catalysed
Transfers a segment of a (1->4)-alpha-D-glucan chain to a primary hydroxy group in a similar glucan chain
Comment(s)
  • Converts amylose into amylopectin.
  • The description (official name) requires a qualification depending on the product, glycogen or amylopectin, e.g. glycogen branching enzyme, amylopectin branching enzyme.
  • The latter has frequently been termed Q-enzyme.
Cross-references
Rhea expert-curated reactions2.4.1.18
ExplorEnz2.4.1.18
IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature2.4.1.18
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
P9WQ26, BE_MYCTOP9WQ27, BE_MYCTUQ5JDJ7, BE_THEKO
Q5SH28, BE_THET8O23647, GLGB1_ARATHQ8XPA2, GLGB1_CLOPE
Q0SWZ1, GLGB1_CLOPSQ41058, GLGB1_PEAQ2K487, GLGB1_RHIEC
Q1MBS9, GLGB1_RHIJ3Q82JF0, GLGB1_STRAWQ59833, GLGB1_STRCO
Q8PR13, GLGB1_XANACQ4V0E2, GLGB1_XANC8Q8PE48, GLGB1_XANCP
Q3BZE1, GLGB1_XANE5Q2P9F7, GLGB1_XANOMQ5H6H2, GLGB1_XANOR
Q9LZS3, GLGB2_ARATHQ8XK15, GLGB2_CLOPEQ0SSN2, GLGB2_CLOPS
Q41059, GLGB2_PEAQ2JZ21, GLGB2_RHIECQ1M3A7, GLGB2_RHIJ3
Q825Q8, GLGB2_STRAWQ59832, GLGB2_STRCOQ8PQA2, GLGB2_XANAC
Q4UZL7, GLGB2_XANC8Q8PDD1, GLGB2_XANCPQ3BYI0, GLGB2_XANE5
Q2P949, GLGB2_XANOMQ5H6Q3, GLGB2_XANORD2WL32, GLGB3_ARATH
A3MZ64, GLGB_ACTP2B3H0J1, GLGB_ACTP7B0BT96, GLGB_ACTPJ
A6VP15, GLGB_ACTSZQ8U8L4, GLGB_AGRFCP52979, GLGB_AGRTU
Q21WG7, GLGB_ALBFTQ5DZB8, GLGB_ALIF1Q0AA26, GLGB_ALKEH
O66936, GLGB_AQUAEQ5NXV7, GLGB_AROAEQ96VA4, GLGB_ASPOR
C3PCL8, GLGB_BACAAC3LC26, GLGB_BACACQ81K82, GLGB_BACAN
B7JDF1, GLGB_BACC0Q72YJ3, GLGB_BACC1B7IM37, GLGB_BACC2
C1EX54, GLGB_BACC3B7HBC7, GLGB_BACC4B7HTX9, GLGB_BACC7
P30537, GLGB_BACCLA7GUA1, GLGB_BACCNB9J2G8, GLGB_BACCQ
Q816G6, GLGB_BACCRQ632H1, GLGB_BACCZQ6HC15, GLGB_BACHK
Q65FS4, GLGB_BACLDA9VMV8, GLGB_BACMKP39118, GLGB_BACSU
Q9RQI5, GLGB_BERDEQ8G5L0, GLGB_BIFLOQ7WII7, GLGB_BORBR
Q7W6L4, GLGB_BORPAQ7VYK0, GLGB_BORPEQ89FD3, GLGB_BRADU
A5EPZ7, GLGB_BRASBA4Z005, GLGB_BRASOA0KDG4, GLGB_BURCH
Q0B3Y4, GLGB_BURCMQ39N89, GLGB_BURL3Q1BVW7, GLGB_BURO1
A3NU16, GLGB_BURP0Q3JTG5, GLGB_BURP1A3N8B3, GLGB_BURP6
Q63T91, GLGB_BURPSQ2T6R3, GLGB_BURTAA4JR39, GLGB_BURVG
P30539, GLGB_BUTFIQ6FJV0, GLGB_CANGAB3PGN4, GLGB_CELJU
A3PIQ5, GLGB_CERS1Q3J3M6, GLGB_CERS4Q11EX1, GLGB_CHESB
Q5L6K4, GLGB_CHLABQ823Y5, GLGB_CHLCVQ253M6, GLGB_CHLFF
Q9PL51, GLGB_CHLMUQ9Z876, GLGB_CHLPNB0B998, GLGB_CHLT2
Q3KKH0, GLGB_CHLTAB0BAX7, GLGB_CHLTBO84874, GLGB_CHLTR
A8AQY3, GLGB_CITK8Q0TQ16, GLGB_CLOP1Q6NHR6, GLGB_CORDI
Q8FQ12, GLGB_COREFQ8NR40, GLGB_CORGLQ4JUK5, GLGB_CORJK
P0CN82, GLGB_CRYD1P0CN83, GLGB_CRYD3J9VGQ7, GLGB_CRYN9
Q0K0X8, GLGB_CUPNHQ46TF2, GLGB_CUPPJQ6A8Q7, GLGB_CUTAK
Q6BXN1, GLGB_DEBHAQ47II8, GLGB_DECARQ1IZQ3, GLGB_DEIGD
Q9RTB7, GLGB_DEIRAQ24VW3, GLGB_DESHYQ8GQC5, GLGB_DICCH
Q555Q9, GLGB_DICDIA7ZSW5, GLGB_ECO24Q8X6X6, GLGB_ECO57
A8A5P2, GLGB_ECOHSA1AGW5, GLGB_ECOK1Q0TC27, GLGB_ECOL5
Q8FCR7, GLGB_ECOL6B1IP32, GLGB_ECOLCP07762, GLGB_ECOLI
Q1R5J4, GLGB_ECOUTQ9Y8H3, GLGB_EMENIA4WFL5, GLGB_ENT38
Q757Q6, GLGB_EREGSQ6T308, GLGB_FELCAQ2J6Q9, GLGB_FRACC
B0TZI5, GLGB_FRAP2Q14J36, GLGB_FRAT1A7NAI2, GLGB_FRATF
Q2A4U7, GLGB_FRATHB2SFM7, GLGB_FRATMA0Q593, GLGB_FRATN
Q0BN67, GLGB_FRATOQ5NHN4, GLGB_FRATTA4IZK2, GLGB_FRATW
Q8RF62, GLGB_FUSNNP30538, GLGB_GEOSEQ7NL20, GLGB_GLOVI
Q0BU54, GLGB_GRABCQ4QK67, GLGB_HAEI8A5UEJ2, GLGB_HAEIG
P45177, GLGB_HAEINB8CVY1, GLGB_HALOHQ0I3H7, GLGB_HISS1
B0UU89, GLGB_HISS2Q6EAS5, GLGB_HORSEQ04446, GLGB_HUMAN
Q31IB6, GLGB_HYDCUQ28MN2, GLGB_JANSCP52980, GLGB_KITAU
A6TF51, GLGB_KLEP7Q6CX53, GLGB_KLULAQ5FL68, GLGB_LACAC
Q890J1, GLGB_LACPLQ6AEU4, GLGB_LEIXXQ1WSM8, GLGB_LIGS1
Q08047, GLGB_MAIZEQ65TI0, GLGB_MANSMA1U0K1, GLGB_MARN8
Q608L5, GLGB_METCAQ1H1K2, GLGB_METFKQ9D6Y9, GLGB_MOUSE
P59816, GLGB_MYCBOA1KIB6, GLGB_MYCBPQ73X75, GLGB_MYCPA
A0R1Y4, GLGB_MYCS2A3Q396, GLGB_MYCSJA1UJW9, GLGB_MYCSK
Q1B568, GLGB_MYCSSA5U226, GLGB_MYCTAP9WN44, GLGB_MYCTO
P9WN45, GLGB_MYCTUA0PUI6, GLGB_MYCUAQ1D654, GLGB_MYXXD
Q0AGJ0, GLGB_NITECQ81ZU6, GLGB_NITEUQ1QNB1, GLGB_NITHX
Q2YB47, GLGB_NITMUQ3JCN0, GLGB_NITOCQ729V5, GLGB_NITV2
A1VC54, GLGB_NITV4Q3STC2, GLGB_NITWNQ5Z0W8, GLGB_NOCFA
Q8YYX9, GLGB_NOSS1Q2G7S5, GLGB_NOVADQ8CZE8, GLGB_OCEIH
Q30Z14, GLGB_OLEA2Q01401, GLGB_ORYSJQ2W2Q6, GLGB_PARM1
Q7U646, GLGB_PARMWQ6MAB4, GLGB_PARUWQ13S07, GLGB_PARXL
Q9CN94, GLGB_PASMUQ6CZK0, GLGB_PECASQ6LHN1, GLGB_PHOPR
Q6L2Z9, GLGB_PICTOA3PBV8, GLGB_PROM0A2C142, GLGB_PROM1
A8G3V0, GLGB_PROM2A2CAR9, GLGB_PROM3A9BAY7, GLGB_PROM4
A2BVP7, GLGB_PROM5Q31BV0, GLGB_PROM9Q7VBL4, GLGB_PROMA
Q7V8B5, GLGB_PROMMQ7V299, GLGB_PROMPA2BQ65, GLGB_PROMS
Q46LW6, GLGB_PROMTQ48IE2, GLGB_PSE14Q15VD0, GLGB_PSEA6
Q9I1W2, GLGB_PSEAEQ4KCQ3, GLGB_PSEF5A6V628, GLGB_PSEP7
Q3KD78, GLGB_PSEPFQ88FN1, GLGB_PSEPKQ881X0, GLGB_PSESM
Q4ZTJ2, GLGB_PSEU2Q8XT76, GLGB_RALN1Q8NKE1, GLGB_RHIID
Q985P4, GLGB_RHILOQ92M14, GLGB_RHIMEQ7UVH1, GLGB_RHOBA
Q0SGR9, GLGB_RHOJRQ93HU3, GLGB_RHOMRQ2IYX0, GLGB_RHOP2
Q07K87, GLGB_RHOP5Q6N3P9, GLGB_RHOPAQ210H1, GLGB_RHOPB
Q133N2, GLGB_RHOPSQ2RR72, GLGB_RHORTQ165E2, GLGB_ROSDO
Q1AZ86, GLGB_RUBXDQ21M30, GLGB_SACD2A9MMA0, GLGB_SALAR
Q57IT8, GLGB_SALCHQ5PM06, GLGB_SALPAA9MTV4, GLGB_SALPB
Q2S4A0, GLGB_SALRDQ8Z235, GLGB_SALTIQ8ZLG5, GLGB_SALTY
A8GKV0, GLGB_SERP5B8EAX1, GLGB_SHEB2A3D286, GLGB_SHEB5
A6WKY2, GLGB_SHEB8A9KTJ1, GLGB_SHEB9Q081Q4, GLGB_SHEFN
Q8EGU7, GLGB_SHEONA4Y4U3, GLGB_SHEPCQ0HGI8, GLGB_SHESM
Q0HST5, GLGB_SHESRA1RLX8, GLGB_SHESWQ31VJ1, GLGB_SHIBS
Q32AV3, GLGB_SHIDSQ0SZN2, GLGB_SHIF8Q83PV3, GLGB_SHIFL
Q3YW93, GLGB_SHISSP30924, GLGB_SOLTUQ3K1K5, GLGB_STRA1
Q8E5V8, GLGB_STRA3Q8E081, GLGB_STRA5A8AYH3, GLGB_STRGC
Q8DT52, GLGB_STRMUQ04KG8, GLGB_STRP2Q97QS8, GLGB_STRPN
Q8DPS6, GLGB_STRR6A3CM01, GLGB_STRSVP16954, GLGB_SYNE7
Q2JT08, GLGB_SYNJAQ2JK68, GLGB_SYNJBQ5N4W5, GLGB_SYNP6
A5GJR7, GLGB_SYNPWA5GSG4, GLGB_SYNR3Q0I8Y2, GLGB_SYNS3
Q3AYE2, GLGB_SYNS9Q3AKV6, GLGB_SYNSCP52981, GLGB_SYNY3
Q47SE7, GLGB_THEFYQ8DLB8, GLGB_THEVBQ3SH78, GLGB_THIDA
Q114I1, GLGB_TRIEIQ3M473, GLGB_TRIV2A2ECR2, GLGB_TRIV3
Q9KNE8, GLGB_VIBCHQ87FR0, GLGB_VIBPAQ8D4P0, GLGB_VIBVU
Q7MG90, GLGB_VIBVYQ6CCT1, GLGB_YARLIP32775, GLGB_YEAST
A1JSJ0, GLGB_YERE8A7FNX5, GLGB_YERP3Q1C1D9, GLGB_YERPA
Q8ZA75, GLGB_YERPEQ1CDL3, GLGB_YERPNA4TQV2, GLGB_YERPP
Q664I2, GLGB_YERPS
BRENDA2.4.1.18
MetaCyc2.4.1.18
KEGG Ligand Database for Enzyme Nomenclature2.4.1.18
EC2PDB2.4.1.18
MEDLINEFind literature relating to 2.4.1.18

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