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Uridine Diphosphate Glucose MeSH Descriptor Data 2024


MeSH Heading
Uridine Diphosphate Glucose
Tree Number(s)
D03.383.742.686.850.600.677.350
D09.408.620.569.727.350
D13.695.740.850.600.677.350
D13.695.827.708.727.350
D13.695.827.919.600.677.350
Unique ID
D014532
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014532
Scope Note
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.
Entry Term(s)
UDP Glucose
UDPG
Uridine Diphosphoglucose
Related Numbers
133-89-1
CAS Type 1 Name
Uridine 5'-(trihydrogen diphosphate), P'-alpha-D-glucopyranosyl ester
Previous Indexing
Glucose (1973-1974)
Uridine Diphosphate Sugars (1973-1974)
Public MeSH Note
91; was see under URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE SUGARS 1975-90
History Note
91(75); was see under URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE SUGARS 1975-90
Date Established
1991/01/01
Date of Entry
1974/11/19
Revision Date
2016/06/01
Uridine Diphosphate Glucose Preferred
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