Myophosphorylase
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myophosphorylase-254-668531
title:
Myophosphorylase
text:
Myophosphorylase or glycogen phosphorylase, muscle associated (PYGM) is the muscle isoform of the enzyme glycogen phosphorylase and is encoded by the PYGM gene. This enzyme helps break down glycogen into glucose-1-phosphate, so it can be used within the muscle cell. Mutations in this gene are associated with McArdle disease, a glycogen storage disease of muscle. Myophosphorylase comes in two forms: form 'a' is phosphorylated by phosphorylase kinase, form 'b' is not phosphorylated. Form 'a' is de
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description:
Muscle enzyme involved in glycogen breakdown
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myophosphorylase
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date modified:
2023-12-21T19:12:54Z
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