This
enzyme, which is also called a "Q enzyme", makes new branches in
glycogen or
amylopectin molecules by moving a 1,4-D-
glucan chain on the
molecule to a
primary hydroxyl group (an -OH group) on the same molecule.
From the BioTech Dictionary at http://biotech.icmb.utexas.edu/. For further information see the BioTech homenode.