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Uridine Diphosphate N-Acetylglucosamine MeSH Descriptor Data 2024


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Uridine Diphosphate N-Acetylglucosamine
Tree Number(s)
D03.383.742.686.850.600.677.120
D09.408.620.569.727.120
D13.695.740.850.600.677.120
D13.695.827.708.727.120
D13.695.827.919.600.677.120
Unique ID
D014537
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014537
Scope Note
Serves as the biological precursor of insect chitin, of muramic acid in bacterial cell walls, and of sialic acids in mammalian glycoproteins.
Entry Term(s)
UDP Acetylglucosamine
UDPGNAc
Uridine Diphosphate N Acetylglucosamine
Uridine Diphospho-N-Acetylglucosamine
Uridine Pyrophosphoacetylglucosamine
CAS Type 1 Name
Uridine 5'-(trihydrogen diphosphate), P'-(2-(acetylamino)-2-deoxy-alpha-D-glucopyranosyl) ester
Previous Indexing
Glucosamine (1974)
Uridine Diphosphate Sugars (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 N-Acetylglucosamine Preferred
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