Uridine Diphosphate N-Acetylmuramic Acid

Synonyms

Acetylmuramic Acid, UDP

Acid, UDP Acetylmuramic

UDP Acetylmuramic Acid

Uridine Diphosphate N Acetylmuramic Acid

A nucleoside diphosphate sugar which is formed from UDP-N-acetylglucosamine and phosphoenolpyruvate. It serves as the building block upon which peptidoglycan is formed.