5'-Diphosphoglucose Uses, Dosage, Side Effects and more
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.
| Trade Name | 5'-Diphosphoglucose |
| Generic | Uridine diphosphate glucose |
| Uridine diphosphate glucose Other Names | 5'-Diphosphoglucose, Co-galactoisomerase, Co-waldenase, Cogalactoisomerase, UDP-Glucose, UDPG |
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| Formula | C15H24N2O17P2 |
| Weight | Average: 566.3018 Monoisotopic: 566.055020376 |
| Groups | Experimental |
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| Last Updated: | January 7, 2025 at 1:49 am |
