Uridine diphosphate

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Uridine diphosphate
IUPAC name Uridine 5'-(trihydrogen diphosphate)
Identifiers
CAS number [58-98-0]
PubChem 1158
MeSH Uridine+diphosphate
Properties
Molecular formula C9H14N2O12P2
Molar mass 404.161
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for
materials in their standard state
(at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Infobox references

Uridine diphosphate, abbreviated UDP, is a nucleotide. It is an ester of pyrophosphoric acid with the nucleoside uridine. UDP consists of the pyrophosphate group, the pentose sugar ribose, and the nucleobase uracil.

See also

v • d • e
Nucleobases, nucleosides, and nucleotides
Nucleobases
Nucleosides/
(NB+pentose)
Nucleotides/
(NS+phosphate)
monophosphates (AMP, GMP, UMP, CMP) | diphosphates (ADP, GDP, UDP, CDP) | triphosphates (ATP, GTP, UTP, CTP)
monophosphates (dAMP, dGMP, dUMP, TMP, dCMP) | diphosphates (dADP, dGDP, TDP, dCDP) | triphosphates (dATP, dGTP, TTP, dCTP)
Major families of biochemicals
Saccharides | Carbohydrates | Glycosides | | Amino acids | Peptides | Proteins | Glycoproteins | | Lipids | Terpenes | Steroids | Carotenoids
Alkaloids | Nucleobases | Nucleic acids | | Enzyme cofactors | Flavonoids | Polyketides | Tetrapyrroles
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