Uridine Diphosphate Glucuronic Acid MeSH Descriptor Data 2025

MeSH Heading: Uridine Diphosphate Glucuronic Acid
Tree Number(s): D03.383.742.686.850.600.677.375; D09.408.620.569.727.375; D13.695.740.850.600.677.375; D13.695.827.708.727.375; D13.695.827.919.600.677.375
Unique ID: D014535
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014535
Scope Note: A nucleoside diphosphate sugar which serves as a source of glucuronic acid for polysaccharide biosynthesis. It may also be epimerized to UDP iduronic acid, which donates iduronic acid to polysaccharides. In animals, UDP glucuronic acid is used for formation of many glucosiduronides with various aglycones.
Entry Term(s): UDP Glucuronic Acid; UDPGA; Uridine Diphosphoglucuronic Acid
CAS Type 1 Name: alpha-D-Glucopyranuronic acid, 1-P'-ester with uridine 5'-(trihydrogen diphosphate)
Previous Indexing: Glucuronates (1973-1974); Uridine Diphosphate Sugars (1973-1974)
See Also: Glucuronides
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE SUGARS 1975-90
History Note: 91(75); was see under URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE SUGARS 1975-90
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1974/11/19
Revision Date: 2016/06/01

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analogs & derivatives (AA)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

biosynthesis (BI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

deficiency (DF)

economics (EC)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

physiology (PH)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

Heterocyclic Compounds [D03]
- Heterocyclic Compounds, 1-Ring [D03.383]
  - Pyrimidines [D03.383.742]
    - Pyrimidine Nucleotides [D03.383.742.686]
      - Uracil Nucleotides [D03.383.742.686.850]
        
        Uridine Diphosphate [D03.383.742.686.850.600]
        
        Uridine Diphosphate Sugars [D03.383.742.686.850.600.677]
        
        Uridine Diphosphate N-Acetylgalactosamine [D03.383.742.686.850.600.677.100]
        
        Uridine Diphosphate N-Acetylglucosamine [D03.383.742.686.850.600.677.120]
        
        Uridine Diphosphate N-Acetylmuramic Acid [D03.383.742.686.850.600.677.150]
        
        Uridine Diphosphate Galactose [D03.383.742.686.850.600.677.300]
        
        Uridine Diphosphate Glucose [D03.383.742.686.850.600.677.350]
        
        Uridine Diphosphate Glucuronic Acid [D03.383.742.686.850.600.677.375]
        
        Uridine Diphosphate Xylose [D03.383.742.686.850.600.677.800]

Carbohydrates [D09]
- Glycosides [D09.408]
  - Nucleotides [D09.408.620]
    - Nucleoside Diphosphate Sugars [D09.408.620.569]
      - Uridine Diphosphate Sugars [D09.408.620.569.727]
        
        Uridine Diphosphate N-Acetylgalactosamine [D09.408.620.569.727.100]
        
        Uridine Diphosphate N-Acetylglucosamine [D09.408.620.569.727.120]
        
        Uridine Diphosphate N-Acetylmuramic Acid [D09.408.620.569.727.150]
        
        Uridine Diphosphate Galactose [D09.408.620.569.727.300]
        
        Uridine Diphosphate Glucose [D09.408.620.569.727.350]
        
        Uridine Diphosphate Glucuronic Acid [D09.408.620.569.727.375]
        
        Uridine Diphosphate Xylose [D09.408.620.569.727.800]

Nucleic Acids, Nucleotides, and Nucleosides [D13]
- Nucleotides [D13.695]
  - Pyrimidine Nucleotides [D13.695.740]
    - Uracil Nucleotides [D13.695.740.850]
      - Uridine Diphosphate [D13.695.740.850.600]
        
        Uridine Diphosphate Sugars [D13.695.740.850.600.677]
        
        Uridine Diphosphate N-Acetylgalactosamine [D13.695.740.850.600.677.100]
        
        Uridine Diphosphate N-Acetylglucosamine [D13.695.740.850.600.677.120]
        
        Uridine Diphosphate N-Acetylmuramic Acid [D13.695.740.850.600.677.150]
        
        Uridine Diphosphate Galactose [D13.695.740.850.600.677.300]
        
        Uridine Diphosphate Glucose [D13.695.740.850.600.677.350]
        
        Uridine Diphosphate Glucuronic Acid [D13.695.740.850.600.677.375]
        
        Uridine Diphosphate Xylose [D13.695.740.850.600.677.800]

Nucleic Acids, Nucleotides, and Nucleosides [D13]
- Nucleotides [D13.695]
  - Ribonucleotides [D13.695.827]
    - Nucleoside Diphosphate Sugars [D13.695.827.708]
      - Uridine Diphosphate Sugars [D13.695.827.708.727]
        
        Uridine Diphosphate N-Acetylgalactosamine [D13.695.827.708.727.100]
        
        Uridine Diphosphate N-Acetylglucosamine [D13.695.827.708.727.120]
        
        Uridine Diphosphate N-Acetylmuramic Acid [D13.695.827.708.727.150]
        
        Uridine Diphosphate Galactose [D13.695.827.708.727.300]
        
        Uridine Diphosphate Glucose [D13.695.827.708.727.350]
        
        Uridine Diphosphate Glucuronic Acid [D13.695.827.708.727.375]
        
        Uridine Diphosphate Xylose [D13.695.827.708.727.800]

Nucleic Acids, Nucleotides, and Nucleosides [D13]
- Nucleotides [D13.695]
  - Ribonucleotides [D13.695.827]
    - Uracil Nucleotides [D13.695.827.919]
      - Uridine Diphosphate [D13.695.827.919.600]
        
        Uridine Diphosphate Sugars [D13.695.827.919.600.677]
        
        Uridine Diphosphate N-Acetylgalactosamine [D13.695.827.919.600.677.100]
        
        Uridine Diphosphate N-Acetylglucosamine [D13.695.827.919.600.677.120]
        
        Uridine Diphosphate N-Acetylmuramic Acid [D13.695.827.919.600.677.150]
        
        Uridine Diphosphate Galactose [D13.695.827.919.600.677.300]
        
        Uridine Diphosphate Glucose [D13.695.827.919.600.677.350]
        
        Uridine Diphosphate Glucuronic Acid [D13.695.827.919.600.677.375]
        
        Uridine Diphosphate Xylose [D13.695.827.919.600.677.800]

Uridine Diphosphate Glucuronic Acid Preferred

Concept UI: M0022350
Scope Note: A nucleoside diphosphate sugar which serves as a source of glucuronic acid for polysaccharide biosynthesis. It may also be epimerized to UDP iduronic acid, which donates iduronic acid to polysaccharides. In animals, UDP glucuronic acid is used for formation of many glucosiduronides with various aglycones.
Terms: Uridine Diphosphate Glucuronic Acid Preferred Term
Term UI T042532
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1975); UDP Glucuronic Acid
Term UI T042530
Date05/13/1976
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); UDPGA
Term UI T042531
Date11/11/1974
LexicalTag ABB
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Uridine Diphosphoglucuronic Acid
Term UI T042533
Date11/11/1974
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX)

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