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uridine diphosphoglucose
uridine diphosphoglucose[′yu̇r·ə‚dīn dī¦fä′sfō′glü‚kōs] (biochemistry) A compound in which α-glucopyranose is esterified, at carbon atom 1, with the terminal phosphate group of uridine-5′-pyrophosphate (that is, uridine diphosphate); occurs in animal, plant, and microbial cells; functions as a key in the transformation of glucose to other sugars. Abbreviated UDPG. uridine diphosphoglucose
u·ri·dine di·phos·pho·glu·cose (UDPG, UDPGlc), (yūr'i-dēn dī-fos'fō-glū'kōs), A pyrophosphate group links the 5' position of uridine and the 1 position of d-glucose; an intermediate in glycogen biosynthesis. Synonym(s): UDPglucoseSee UDP-Glc See UDP-Glc |