Related MeSH Hierarchy (5)
Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Heterocyclic Compounds [D03] » Heterocyclic Compounds, 1-Ring » Pyrimidines » Pyrimidine Nucleotides » Uracil Nucleotides » Uridine Diphosphate » Uridine Diphosphate Sugars » Uridine Diphosphate Galactose
Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Carbohydrates [D09] » Glycosides » Nucleotides » Nucleoside Diphosphate Sugars » Uridine Diphosphate Sugars » Uridine Diphosphate Galactose
Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Nucleic Acids, Nucleotides, and Nucleosides [D13] » Nucleotides » Pyrimidine Nucleotides » Uracil Nucleotides » Uridine Diphosphate » Uridine Diphosphate Sugars » Uridine Diphosphate Galactose
Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Nucleic Acids, Nucleotides, and Nucleosides [D13] » Nucleotides » Ribonucleotides » Nucleoside Diphosphate Sugars » Uridine Diphosphate Sugars » Uridine Diphosphate Galactose
Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Nucleic Acids, Nucleotides, and Nucleosides [D13] » Nucleotides » Ribonucleotides » Uracil Nucleotides » Uridine Diphosphate » Uridine Diphosphate Sugars » Uridine Diphosphate Galactose
Description
A nucleoside diphosphate sugar which can be epimerized into UDPglucose for entry into the mainstream of carbohydrate metabolism. Serves as a source of galactose in the synthesis of lipopolysaccharides, cerebrosides, and lactose. MeSH
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