n :  a coenzyme C₁₅H₂₄N₂O₁₇P₂ that reversibly catalyzes the formation of glucose-1-phosphate from the corresponding phosphate of galactose and that acts as a donor of glucose residues in the biosynthesis of glycogen .
 
 
 
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