(1->4) linkages between glucose
units in glycogen, whereas -amylase uses hydrolysis
to cleave the (1->4) linkages in starch (e.g.,
amylose and amylopectin)
and glycogen.
Hydrolysis and
phosphorolysis are mechanisms of cleaving covalent bonds
using water or phosphoric acid, respectively (Figure
13.15). Glycogen phosphorylase uses phosphorolysis
to cleave the (1->4) linkages between glucose
units in glycogen, whereas -amylase uses hydrolysis
to cleave the (1->4) linkages in starch (e.g.,
amylose and amylopectin)
and glycogen.
See also: Glycogen
Phosphorylase, -Amylase