Uridine diphosphate glucose

DB01861ExperimentalSmall molecule

A key intermediate in carbohydrate metabolism. Serves as a precursor of glycogen, can be metabolized into UDPgalactose and UDPglucuronic acid which can then be incorporated into polysaccharides as galactose and... Also serves as a precursor of sucrose lipopolysaccharides, and glycosphingolipids.

Chemical structure of Uridine diphosphate glucose
Formula / weight
C15H24N2O17P2 · 566.3018 g/mol (avg)
Also known as
5'-Diphosphoglucose · Co-galactoisomerase · Co-waldenase · Cogalactoisomerase · UDP-Glucose

Resolves to

Structure
InChIKeyHSCJRCZFDFQWRP-JZMIEXBBSA-NSMILESOC[C@H]1O[C@H](OP(O)(=O)OP(O)(=O)OC[C@H]2O[C@H]([C@H](O)[C@@H]2O)N2C=CC(=O)NC2=O)[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@@H]1O

What you can answer from here — as of September 23, 2026

10Protein targetsEach mapped to UniProt, with action and pharmacological action
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14+ReferencesStructured and connected to the statements they support
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