α-D-Glucose-1-phosphate disodium is used as a starting material for synthesis of glucuronic acid. α-D-Glucose-1-phosphate disodium can be used as a cytostatic compound essential for cardiopathic therapy, as an antibiotic, as an immunosuppressive agent, and as a circulatory system therapy element[1].
References:
[1]. Shin, H., et al. Formation of α-D-glucose-1-phosphate by thermophilic α-1,4-D-glucan phosphorylase. J Ind Microbiol Biotech 24, 89–93 (2000).