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Uridine diphosphate


Uridine diphosphate
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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