Uridine Diphosphate N-Acetylglucosamine

Synonyms

Acetylglucosamine, UDP

Diphosphate N-Acetylglucosamine, Uridine

Diphospho-N-Acetylglucosamine, Uridine

N-Acetylglucosamine, Uridine Diphosphate

Pyrophosphoacetylglucosamine, Uridine

UDP Acetylglucosamine

UDPGNAc

Uridine 5'-(trihydrogen diphosphate), P'-(2-(acetylamino)-2-deoxy-alpha-D-glucopyranosyl) ester

Uridine Diphosphate N Acetylglucosamine

Uridine Diphospho N Acetylglucosamine

Uridine Diphospho-N-Acetylglucosamine

Uridine Pyrophosphoacetylglucosamine

Serves as the biological precursor of insect chitin, of muramic acid in bacterial cell walls, and of sialic acids in mammalian glycoproteins.