Uridine Diphosphate N-Acetylmuramic Acid
Synonyms
Acetylmuramic Acid, UDP
Acid, UDP Acetylmuramic
UDP Acetylmuramic Acid
Uridine Diphosphate N Acetylmuramic Acid
A nucleoside diphosphate sugar which is formed from UDP-N-acetylglucosamine and phosphoenolpyruvate. It serves as the building block upon which peptidoglycan is formed.