Cofactor for Glycogen phosphorylase in Glycogenolysis is: (A) Thiamine pyrophospohate, (B) Pyridoxal phosphate, (C) Citrate, (D) FAD
Answer is B. Glycogen phosphorylase removes glucose as glucose-6- phosphate from glycogen. It contains pyridoxal phosphate as prosthetic group.Ref: DM Vasudevan, 7th edition, page no: 124