uridine diphosphoglucose
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u·ri·dine di·phos·pho·glu·cose (UDPG, UDPGlc),
(yūr'i-dēn dī-fos'fō-glū'kōs),A pyrophosphate group links the 5' position of uridine and the 1 position of d-glucose; an intermediate in glycogen biosynthesis.
Synonym(s): UDPglucose