Uridine diphosphate glucose

Uridine diphosphate glucose
Names
	IUPAC name Uridine 5′-(α-D-glucopyranosyl dihydrogen diphosphate)
	Systematic IUPAC name O1-{[(2R,3S,4R,5R)-5-(2,4-Dioxo-3,4-dihydropyrimidin-1(2H)-yl)-3,4-dihydroxyoxolan-2-yl]methyl} O3-[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl] dihydrogen diphosphate
	Other names UDP-glucose
Identifiers
CAS Number	133-89-1 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChEBI	CHEBI:52249 ;
ChEMBL	ChEMBL375951 ;
ChemSpider	8308 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.004.657
IUPHAR/BPS	1783;
MeSH	Uridine+Diphosphate+Glucose
PubChem CID	8629;
UNII	V50K1D7P4Y ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID00157902 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C15H24N2O17P2/c18-3-5-8(20)10(22)12(24)14(32-5)33-36(28,29)34-35(26,27)30-4-6-9(21)11(23)13(31-6)17-2-1-7(19)16-15(17)25/h1-2,5-6,8-14,18,20-24H,3-4H2,(H,26,27)(H,28,29)(H,16,19,25)/t5-,6-,8-,9-,10+,11-,12-,13-,14-/m1/s1 Key: HSCJRCZFDFQWRP-JZMIEXBBSA-N ; InChI=1/C15H24N2O17P2/c18-3-5-8(20)10(22)12(24)14(32-5)33-36(28,29)34-35(26,27)30-4-6-9(21)11(23)13(31-6)17-2-1-7(19)16-15(17)25/h1-2,5-6,8-14,18,20-24H,3-4H2,(H,26,27)(H,28,29)(H,16,19,25)/t5-,6-,8-,9-,10+,11-,12-,13-,14-/m1/s1 Key: HSCJRCZFDFQWRP-JZMIEXBBBU;
	SMILES O=P(O[C@H]1O[C@@H]([C@@H](O)[C@H](O)[C@H]1O)CO)(O)OP(=O)(O)OC[C@H]3O[C@@H](N2/C=C\C(=O)NC2=O)[C@H](O)[C@@H]3O;
Properties
Chemical formula	C15H24N2O17P2
Molar mass	566.302 g/mol
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

Uridine diphosphate glucose (uracil-diphosphate glucose, UDP-glucose) is a nucleotide sugar. It is involved in glycosyltransferase reactions in metabolism.

Functions

UDP-glucose is used in nucleotide sugar metabolism as an activated form of glucose, a substrate for enzymes called glucosyltransferases.^[1]

UDP-glucose is a precursor of glycogen and can be converted into UDP-galactose and UDP-glucuronic acid, which can then be used as substrates by the enzymes that make polysaccharides containing galactose and glucuronic acid.

UDP-glucose can also be used as a precursor of sucrose, lipopolysaccharides and glycosphingolipids.

UDP-glucose consists of the pyrophosphate group, ribose, glucose, and uracil.

^ Rademacher T, Parekh R, Dwek R (1988). "Glycobiology". Annu Rev Biochem. 57: 785–838. doi:10.1146/annurev.bi.57.070188.004033. PMID 3052290.