uridine diphosphate glucose

uridine diphosphate glucose

noun

Definition of URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE GLUCOSE

: a coenzyme C₁₅H₂₄N₂O₁₇P₂ that reversibly catalyzes the formation of glucose-1-phosphate from the corresponding phosphate of galactose and that acts as a donor of glucose residues in the biosynthesis of glycogen