ADP-Glucose disodium is an immediate precursor for the biosynthesis of storage polysaccharides in plants, green algae, and cyanobacteria, as well as structural polysaccharides in some bacteria, through the addition of glucose. It is utilized to produce amylose, amylopectin, starch, and other polysaccharides by amylose synthase or starch synthase in plastids.
- Precursor for the biosynthesis of storage polysaccharides in plants, green algae, and cyanobacteria.
- Precursor for structural polysaccharides in some bacteria.
- Utilized to produce amylose, amylopectin, starch, and other polysaccharides.
- Can be biosynthesized in plastids or imported into plastids from the cytoplasm of some grasses.