Concept information
Preferred term
Uridine Diphosphate N-Acetylglucosamine
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Acetylglucosamine, UDP
- Diphospho-N-Acetylglucosamine, Uridine
- Pyrophosphoacetylglucosamine, Uridine
- UDP Acetylglucosamine
- UDPGNAc
- Uridine Diphosphate N Acetylglucosamine
- Uridine Diphospho N Acetylglucosamine
- Uridine Diphospho-N-Acetylglucosamine
- Uridine Pyrophosphoacetylglucosamine
Scope note
- Serves as the biological precursor of insect chitin, of muramic acid in bacterial cell walls, and of sialic acids in mammalian glycoproteins.
History note
- 91(75); was see under URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE SUGARS 1975-90
In other languages
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D014537
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