Serves as the biological precursor of insect chitin, of muramic acid in bacterial cell walls, and of sialic acids in mammalian glycoproteins.
Also Known As:
Uridine Diphosphate N Acetylglucosamine; Acetylglucosamine, UDP; Diphosphate N-Acetylglucosamine, Uridine; Diphospho-N-Acetylglucosamine, Uridine; N-Acetylglucosamine, Uridine Diphosphate; Pyrophosphoacetylglucosamine, Uridine; Uridine Diphospho N Acetylglucosamine; UDP Acetylglucosamine; UDPGNAc; Uridine Diphospho-N-Acetylglucosamine; Uridine Pyrophosphoacetylglucosamine; Uridine 5'-(trihydrogen diphosphate), P'-(2-(acetylamino)-2-deoxy-alpha-D-glucopyranosyl) ester