Uridine diphosphate glucuronic acid

Uridine diphosphate glucuronic acid
Identifiers
CAS number 2616-64-0
PubChem 17473
ChemSpider 19951236 Y
MeSH UDP+glucuronic+acid
IUPHAR ligand 1784
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Properties
Molecular formula C15H22N2O18P2
Molar mass 580.285
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Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
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UDP glucuronic acid is a sugar used in the creation of polysaccharides and is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of ascorbic acid (except in primates and guinea pigs).

It is made from UDP-glucose by UDP-glucose 6-dehydrogenase (EC 1.1.1.22) using NAD+ as a cofactor. It is the source of the glucuronosyl group in glucuronosyltransferase reactions.

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