uridine

uridine /uri·dine/ (ur´i-den) a pyrimidine nucleoside containing uracil and ribose; it is a component of nucleic acid and its nucleosides are involved in the biosynthesis of polysaccharides. Symbol U.

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uridine diphosphate  (UDP) a pyrophosphate-containing nucleotide that serves as a carrier for hexoses, hexosamines, and hexuronic acids in the synthesis of glycogen, glycoproteins, and glycosaminoglycans.

uridine monophosphate  (UMP) uridylic acid; a nucleotide, uridine 5'-phosphate.

uridine triphosphate  (UTP) a nucleotide involved in RNA synthesis.

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u·ri·dine (yr-dn)

n.

A white odorless powder that is the nucleoside of uracil and is important in carbohydrate metabolism.

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uridine

a ribonucleoside containing uracil.

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uridine diphosphate (UDP)

a nucleotide that participates in glycogen metabolism and in some processes of nucleic acid synthesis.

uridine diphosphoglucuronic acid

one of the incidental products in the glucuronate pathway and an important participant in detoxication processes in the body.

uridine 5'-triphosphate (UTP)

main activated form of pyrimidine bases, involved in the activation of sugars for synthesis and polymerization.