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Uridine Diphosphate Galactose

Catalog No. DB03501 Name DrugBank
CAS Number 2956-16-3 Website http://www.ualberta.ca/
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SYNONYMS

IUPAC name
[({[(2S,3R,4R,5R)-5-(2,4-dioxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimidin-1-yl)-3,4-dihydroxyoxolan-2-yl]methoxy}(hydroxy)phosphoryl)oxy]({[(2R,3S,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy})phosphinic acid
IUPAC Traditional name
uridine-5'-diphosphate-mannose
Synonyms
Uridinediphosphate galactose
Uridine 5'-diphosphate galactose
UDP galactose
Uridinediphosphogalactose
Uridine diphosphogalactose
UDP-D-Galactopyranose
GDU
UPG
GALACTOSE-URIDINE-5'-DIPHOSPHATE
UDP-alpha-d-galactose
UDP-gal
UDP-galactopyranose
UDP-galactose
UDPgal
Uridine 5'-diphosphogalactose
Uridine diphosphate-d-galactose
UDP-d-galactose
Uridine pyrophosphogalactose

DATABASE IDS

PubChem CID 46936243
CAS Number 2956-16-3
PubChem SID 46507114

PROPERTIES

DETAILS

Description (English)
Item Information
Drug Groups experimental
Description A nucleoside diphosphate sugar which can be epimerized into UDPglucose for entry into the mainstream of carbohydrate metabolism. Serves as a source of galactose in the synthesis of lipopolysaccharides, cerebrosides, and lactose. [PubChem]
Affected Organisms
Humans and other mammals

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