2.7.7.27 ATP + alpha-D-glucose 1-phosphate - 2.7.7.27 ATP + alpha-D-glucose 1-phosphate first step of starch biosynthesis 2.7.7.27 ATP + alpha-D-glucose 1-phosphate first unique reaction in synthesis of alpha-1,4-glucosidic linkage 2.7.7.27 ATP + alpha-D-glucose 1-phosphate one of the main regulatory steps in starch biosynthesis in plants 2.7.7.27 ATP + alpha-D-glucose 1-phosphate major regulated step in the bacterial glycogen biosynthesis pathway 2.7.7.27 ATP + alpha-D-glucose 1-phosphate key regulatory enzyme of starch biosynthesis 2.7.7.27 ATP + alpha-D-glucose 1-phosphate ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase catalyzes the first committed and rate-limiting step in starch biosynthesis 2.7.7.27 ATP + alpha-D-glucose 1-phosphate different large subunit isoforms allow the enzyme to be efficiently regulated according to the metabolic situation and the starch necessities of a tissue. In source tissues, ADP-glucose diphosphorylase would be finely regulated by the 3-phosphoglycerate/phosphate ratio, whereas in sink tissues, the enzyme would be dependent on the availability of substrates for starch synthesis 2.7.7.27 ATP + alpha-D-glucose 1-phosphate first committed step in synthesis of ADP-glucose 2.7.7.27 ATP + alpha-D-glucose 1-phosphate rate-limiting step in starch biosynthesis