uridine diphosphate

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uridine /uri·dine/ (ūr´ĭ-dēn) 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.

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.

uridine diphosphate

n. Abbr. UDP

A uridine compound that serves as a glycosyl carrier in the synthesis of glycogen and starch.

uridine [u´rĭ-dēn]

a ribonucleoside containing uracil.

uridine diphosphate (UDP) a nucleotide that participates in glycogen metabolism and in some processes of nucleic acid synthesis.

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