Uridine diphosphate glucuronic acid
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IUPAC name
3-[(5′-Deoxyuridin-5′-yl)oxy]-1,3-dihydroxy-1,3-dioxo-1λ5,3λ5-diphosphoxan-1-yl α-D-glucopyranosiduronic acid
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Systematic IUPAC name
(2S,3S,4S,5R,6R)-6-[(3-{[(2R,3S,4R,5R)-5-(2,4-Dioxo-3,4-dihydropyrimidin-1(2H)-yl)-3,4-dihydroxyoxolan-2-yl]methoxy}-1,3-dihydroxy-1,3-dioxo-1λ5,3λ5-diphosphoxan-1-yl)oxy]-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxane-2-carboxylic acid | |
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MeSH | UDP+glucuronic+acid |
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C15H22N2O18P2 | |
Molar mass | 580.285 |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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UDP-glucuronic acid is a
ascorbic acid (except in primates and guinea pigs). It also participates in the heme degradation process
of human.
It is made from
NAD+ as a cofactor. It is the source of the glucuronosyl group in glucuronosyltransferase reactions.[1][2]
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