About The Medical Condition UDP Glucose

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UDP Glucose

UDP Glucose Medical Condition Defined & Explained
UDP Glucose Medical Condition

What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition UDP Glucose?

A key intermediate in carbohydrate metabolism. Serves as a precursor of glycogen, can be metabolized into UDPgalactose and UDPglucuronic acid which can then be incorporated into polysaccharides as galactose and glucuronic acid. Also serves as a precursor of sucrose lipopolysaccharides, and glycosphingolipids.

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