In glycogen or amylopectin synthesis, the enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of a segment of a 1,4-alpha-glucan chain to a primary hydroxy group in a similar glucan chain. EC 2.4.1.18.
Also Known As:
Glycogen Branching Enzyme; Branching Enzyme; Branching Glycosyltransferase; Starch Branching Enzyme; 1,4 alpha Glucan Branching Enzyme; Branching Enzyme, 1,4-alpha-Glucan; Branching Enzyme, Amylopectin; Branching Enzyme, Glycogen; Branching Enzyme, Starch; Enzyme, 1,4-alpha-Glucan Branching; Enzyme, Amylopectin Branching; Enzyme, Branching; Enzyme, Glycogen Branching; Enzyme, Starch Branching; Glycosyltransferase, Branching; Q Enzyme; Amylopectin Branching Enzyme; Q-Enzyme; 1,4-alpha-D-Glucan:1,4-alpha-D-glucan 6-alpha-D-(1,4-alpha-D-glucano)-transferase