Glycogen synthase
ENZYME CLASS, INCLUDES ALLL TYPES OF GLYCOGEN/STARCH SYNTHASES
Glycogen(starch) synthase; Glycogen synthetase; GYS2; Gys2; EC 2.4.1.11; UDP-glucose:glycogen 4-alpha-D-glucosyltransferase
Glycogen synthase (UDP-glucose-glycogen glucosyltransferase) is a key enzyme in glycogenesis, the conversion of glucose into glycogen. It is a glycosyltransferase () that catalyses the reaction of UDP-glucose and (1,4-α-D-glucosyl)n to yield UDP and (1,4-α-D-glucosyl)n+1.