Myophosphorylase

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phosphorylase, glycogen; muscle (McArdle syndrome, glycogen storage disease type V)
Identifiers
Symbol PYGM
Entrez 5837
HUGO 9726
OMIM 608455
RefSeq NM_005609
UniProt P11217
Other data
EC number 2.4.1.1
Locus Chr. 11 q12-q13.2

Myophosphorylase is the muscle isoform of the enzyme glycogen phosphorylase.

This enzyme helps break down glycogen (a form of stored carbohydrate) into glucose so that it can be utilized within the muscle cell.

A deficiency is associated with Glycogen storage disease type V, also known as "McArdle's Syndrome".

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