Chemical Properties
White powder
Uses
alpha-D-Glucose-1-phosphate disodium salt tetra hydrate is a glucose molecule that can be used in cellular catabolism. It is used as an intermediate in chemical and pharmaceutical research.
General Description
α-D-Glucose 1-phosphate is converted into D-glucose-6-phosphate by the enzyme phosphoglucomutase.
Biochem/physiol Actions
α-D-Glucose 1-phosphate is the α-anomeric form of glucose which contains a phosphate group on the primary carbon. In certain strains of Corynebacteria, glucose 1-phosphate has been shown to induce the build up of starch-like inclusion bodies within the cell.
