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Descriptor English: Uridine Diphosphate Galactose
Descriptor Spanish: Uridina Difosfato Galactosa
Descriptor uridina difosfato galactosa
Entry term(s) UDP galactosa
UDPgal
uridina difosfogalactosa
uridina pirofosfogalactosa
Scope note: Azúcar difosfonucleósido que puede ser epimerizado en UDPglucosa para entrar en la vía principal del metabolismo de los carbohidratos. Sirve como fuente de galactosa en la síntesis de lipopolisacáridos, cerobrósidos y lactosa.
Descriptor Portuguese: Uridina Difosfato Galactose
Descriptor French: Uridine diphosphate galactose
Entry term(s): Diphosphate Galactose, Uridine
Diphosphogalactose, Uridine
Galactose, UDP
Galactose, Uridine Diphosphate
Pyrophosphogalactose, Uridine
UDP Galactose
UDPGal
Uridine Diphosphogalactose
Uridine Pyrophosphogalactose
Tree number(s): D03.383.742.686.850.600.677.300
D09.408.620.569.727.300
D13.695.740.850.600.677.300
D13.695.827.708.727.300
D13.695.827.919.600.677.300
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014531
Scope note: A nucleoside diphosphate sugar which can be epimerized into UDPglucose for entry into the mainstream of carbohydrate metabolism. Serves as a source of galactose in the synthesis of lipopolysaccharides, cerebrosides, and lactose.
Allowable Qualifiers: AA analogs & derivatives
AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BI biosynthesis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
DF deficiency
EC economics
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PH physiology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UR urine
Registry Number: 2956-16-3
CAS Type 1 Name: Uridine 5'-(trihydrogen diphosphate), P'-alpha-D-galactopyranosyl ester
Previous Indexing: Galactose (1973-1974)
Uridine Diphosphate Sugars (1973-1974)
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE SUGARS 1975-90
History Note: 91(75); was see under URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE SUGARS 1975-90
DeCS ID: 14930
Unique ID: D014531
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Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1974/11/19
Revision Date: 2016/06/01
Uridine Diphosphate Galactose - Preferred
Concept UI M0022346
Scope note A nucleoside diphosphate sugar which can be epimerized into UDPglucose for entry into the mainstream of carbohydrate metabolism. Serves as a source of galactose in the synthesis of lipopolysaccharides, cerebrosides, and lactose.
Preferred term Uridine Diphosphate Galactose
Entry term(s) Diphosphate Galactose, Uridine
Diphosphogalactose, Uridine
Galactose, UDP
Galactose, Uridine Diphosphate
Pyrophosphogalactose, Uridine
UDP Galactose
UDPGal
Uridine Diphosphogalactose
Uridine Pyrophosphogalactose



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