Uridine diphosphate glucuronic acid

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Uridine diphosphate glucuronic acid
Identifiers
CAS number	[2616-64-0]
PubChem	17473
MeSH	UDP+glucuronic+acid
SMILES	C1=CN(C(=O)NC1=O)C2C(C(C(O2)COP(=O) (O)OP(=O)(O)OC3C(C(C(C(O3)C(=O)O)O)O)O)O)O
Properties
Molecular formula	C15H22N2O18P2
Molar mass	580.285
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa) Infobox disclaimer and references

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.

[edit] See also

• glucuronic acid
• UDP

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