Uridine diphosphate
| Uridine diphosphate | |
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| Chemical name | Uridine 5'-(trihydrogen diphosphate) |
| Chemical formula | C9H14N2O12P2 |
| Molecular mass | 404.16 g/mol |
| CAS number | 58–98–0 |
| SMILES | O[C@H]1[C@H]([C@H](N(C (N2)=O)C=CC2=O)O[C@@H] 1COP(O)(OP(O)(O)=O)=O)O |
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.
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