UDPglucose (udpg)

Human Metabolome Database (HMDB): Uridine diphosphate glucose, also known as UDP-glucose or UDP-alpha-D-glucose, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as pyrimidine nucleotide sugars. These are pyrimidine nucleotides bound to a saccharide derivative through the terminal phosphate group. Uridine diphosphate glucose exists in all living species, ranging from bacteria to plants to humans. Uridine diphosphate glucose is a key intermediate in carbohydrate metabolism. For instance, 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 for the biosynthesis of sucrose, lipopolysaccharides and glycosphingolipids. Within humans, uridine diphosphate glucose participates in a number of enzymatic reactions. In particular, ceramide (D18:1/18:0) and uridine diphosphate glucose can be converted into glucosylceramide (D18:1/18:0) and uridine 5'-diphosphate through the action of the enzyme ceramide glucosyltransferase. In addition, glucosylceramide (D18:1/18:0) and uridine diphosphate glucose can be biosynthesized from lactosylceramide (D18:1/18:0) and uridine 5'-diphosphate through its interaction with the enzyme Beta-1,4-galactosyltransferase 6.

Charged formula:

C15H22N2O17P2

Charge:

-2

InChIKey:

HSCJRCZFDFQWRP-JZMIEXBBSA-L

SMILES:

[H]OC([H])([H])[C@@]1([H])O[C@]([H])(OP(=O)([O-])OP(=O)([O-])OC([H])([H])[C@@]2([H])O[C@@]([H])(n3c([H])c([H])c(=O)n([H])c3=O)[C@]([H])(O[H])[C@]2([H])O[H])[C@]([H])(O[H])[C@@]([H])(O[H])[C@]1([H])O[H]

External links: hmdb.cakegg.jpebi.ac.ukpubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

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