Uridine diphosphate glucuronic acid

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). ^[1]

11 relations: Chemistry of ascorbic acid, Glucuronic acid, Glucuronosyltransferase, Guinea pig, Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, Polysaccharide, Primate, Sugar, UDP-glucose 6-dehydrogenase, Uridine diphosphate, Uridine diphosphate glucose.
Coenzymes
Glucuronide esters

Chemistry of ascorbic acid

Ascorbic acid is an organic compound with formula, originally called hexuronic acid. Uridine diphosphate glucuronic acid and Chemistry of ascorbic acid are coenzymes.

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Glucuronic acid

Glucuronic acid (from Greek γλεῦκος "sweet wine, must" and οὖρον "urine") is a uronic acid that was first isolated from urine (hence the name "uronic acid").

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Uridine 5'-diphospho-glucuronosyltransferase (UDP-glucuronosyltransferase, UGT) is a microsomal glycosyltransferase that catalyzes the transfer of the glucuronic acid component of UDP-glucuronic acid to a small hydrophobic molecule.

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Guinea pig

The guinea pig or domestic guinea pig (Cavia porcellus), also known as the cavy or domestic cavy, is a species of rodent belonging to the genus Cavia in the family Caviidae.

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Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide

Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) is a coenzyme central to metabolism. Uridine diphosphate glucuronic acid and Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide are coenzymes and nucleotides.

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Polysaccharide

Polysaccharides, or polycarbohydrates, are the most abundant carbohydrates found in food.

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Primate

Primates is an order of mammals, which is further divided into the strepsirrhines, which include lemurs, galagos, and lorisids; and the haplorhines, which include tarsiers; and the simians, which include monkeys and apes.

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Sugar

Sugar is the generic name for sweet-tasting, soluble carbohydrates, many of which are used in food.

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UDP-glucose 6-dehydrogenase

UDP-glucose 6-dehydrogenase is a cytosolic enzyme that in humans is encoded by the UGDH gene.

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Uridine diphosphate

Uridine diphosphate, abbreviated UDP, is a nucleotide diphosphate. Uridine diphosphate glucuronic acid and Uridine diphosphate are Biochemistry stubs and nucleotides.

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Uridine diphosphate glucose

Uridine diphosphate glucose (uracil-diphosphate glucose, UDP-glucose) is a nucleotide sugar. Uridine diphosphate glucuronic acid and Uridine diphosphate glucose are coenzymes and nucleotides.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uridine_diphosphate_glucuronic_acid

Also known as C15H22N2O18P2, UDP glucuronic acid, UDP-glucuronate, UDP-glucuronic acid, UDP-glucuronide, UDPGA, Uridine 5'-diphospho-glucuronic acid.

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