Uridine Diphosphate Glucose
Synonyms
Diphosphate Glucose, Uridine
Diphosphoglucose, Uridine
Glucose, UDP
Glucose, Uridine Diphosphate
UDP Glucose
UDPG
Uridine 5'-(trihydrogen diphosphate), P'-alpha-D-glucopyranosyl ester
Uridine Diphosphoglucose
A key intermediate in carbohydrate metabolism. Serves as a precursor of glycogen, can be metabolized into UDPgalactose and UDPglucuronic acid which can then be incorporated into polysaccharides as galactose and glucuronic acid. Also serves as a precursor of sucrose lipopolysaccharides, and glycosphingolipids.