Term Name: 1,4-alpha-oligoglucan phosphorylase activity
Synonyms: 1,4-alpha-D-glucan:phosphate alpha-D-glucosyltransferase activity, 1,4-alpha-glucan phosphorylase activity, alpha-glucan phosphorylase, amylopectin phosphorylase, amylophosphorylase activity, glucan phosphorylase, glucosan phosphorylase, granulose phosphorylase, muscle phosphorylase, muscle phosphorylase a and b activity, myophosphorylase, polyphosphorylase activity, potato phosphorylase, starch phosphorylase
Definition: Catalysis of the reaction: 1,4-alpha-D-glucosyl(n) + phosphate = 1,4-alpha-D-glucosyl(n-1) + alpha-D-glucose 1-phosphate.
Ontology: GO: Molecular Function [GO:0004645]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: hexosyltransferase activity
has subtype: alpha,alpha-trehalose phosphorylase activity cellobiose phosphorylase activity glucosylglycerate phosphorylase activity glycogen phosphorylase activity maltodextrin phosphorylase activity maltose phosphorylase activity sucrose phosphorylase activity trehalose 6-phosphate phosphorylase activity