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IN the presence of excess α-D-glucose-1-phosphate (α-D-G-1-P) potato phosphorylase catalyses the in vitro synthesis of amylose-like polysaccharides by 1 : 4 linking of glucose residues to the non-reducing ends of malto-dextrin primer molecules, either added or present as impurities in the reactants. Maltotriose is the smallest molecule which will act as a primer for the synthesis1. The action pattern of the enzyme has been shown to be of the ‘multichain’ type over a wide range of conditions1.
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WATKINS, J., NORMANSELL, D. & GILBERT, G. Presence of Maltodextrins in Potato Phosphorylase Preparations. Nature 207, 857–858 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1038/207857a0
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