Uridine diphosphate glucose

Uridine diphosphate glucose

Identifiers
CAS number	[133-89-1]
PubChem	8629
MeSH	Uridine+Diphosphate+Glucose
SMILES	C1=CN(C(=O)NC1=O)C2C(C(C(O2)COP(=O)(O) OP(=O)(O)OC3C(C(C(C(O3)CO)O)O)O)O)O
Properties
Molecular formula	C₁₅H₂₄N₂O₁₇P₂
Molar mass	566.302 g/mol
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa) Infobox disclaimer and references

Uridine diphosphate glucose, sometimes called uracil-diphosphate glucose and abbreviated "UDP-glucose", is a nucleotide. It is used as an activated form of glucose used in cells as a substrate for glycosyltransferases.^[1] It is a precursor of glycogen and can be converted into UDP-galactose and UDP-glucuronic acid, which can then be used as substrates by the enzymes that make polysaccharides containing galactose and glucuronic acid. UDP-glucose can also be used as a precursor of sucrose lipopolysaccharides, and glycosphingolipids. UDP-glucose consists of the pyrophosphate group, the pentose sugar ribose, glucose, and the nucleobase uracil.

[edit] References

^ Rademacher T, Parekh R, Dwek R (1988). "Glycobiology". Annu Rev Biochem 57: 785-838. PMID 3052290.

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