Definition: Serves as the biological precursor of insect chitin, of muramic acid in bacterial cell walls, and of sialic acids in mammalian glycoproteins.
Other names Uridine Pyrophosphoacetylglucosamine; Uridine Diphospho-N-Acetylglucosamine; UDPGNAc; UDP Acetylglucosamine; Uridine Diphospho N Acetylglucosamine; Pyrophosphoacetylglucosamine, Uridine; N-Acetylglucosamine, Uridine Diphosphate; Diphospho-N-Acetylglucosamine, Uridine; Diphosphate N-Acetylglucosamine, Uridine; Acetylglucosamine, UDP; Uridine Diphosphate N Acetylglucosamine