Uridine Diphosphate Galactose |
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| Diphosphate Galactose, Uridine; Diphosphogalactose, Uridine; Galactose, UDP; Galactose, Uridine Diphosphate; Pyrophosphogalactose, Uridine | |
| A nucleoside diphosphate sugar which can be epimerized into UDPglucose for entry into the mainstream of carbohydrate metabolism. Serves as a source of galactose in the synthesis of lipopolysaccharides, cerebrosides, and lactose. | |