Uridine Diphosphate N-Acetylglucosamine MeSH Descriptor Data 2026

MeSH Heading: Uridine Diphosphate N-Acetylglucosamine
Tree Number(s): D03.383.742.686.850.600.677.120; D09.408.620.569.727.120; D13.695.740.850.600.677.120; D13.695.827.708.727.120; D13.695.827.919.600.677.120
Unique ID: D014537
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014537
Scope Note: Serves as the biological precursor of insect chitin, of muramic acid in bacterial cell walls, and of sialic acids in mammalian glycoproteins.
Entry Term(s): UDP Acetylglucosamine; UDPGNAc; Uridine Diphosphate N Acetylglucosamine; Uridine Diphospho-N-Acetylglucosamine; Uridine Pyrophosphoacetylglucosamine
Registry Numbers: 528-04-1
CAS Type 1 Name: Uridine 5'-(trihydrogen diphosphate), P'-(2-(acetylamino)-2-deoxy-alpha-D-glucopyranosyl) ester
Previous Indexing: Glucosamine (1974); Uridine Diphosphate Sugars (1974)
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 Introduced: 1991/01/01
Last Updated: 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 N-Acetylglucosamine Preferred

Concept UI: M0022352
Registry Numbers: 528-04-1
Scope Note: Serves as the biological precursor of insect chitin, of muramic acid in bacterial cell walls, and of sialic acids in mammalian glycoproteins.
Terms: Uridine Diphosphate N-Acetylglucosamine Preferred Term
Term UI T042540
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1975); UDP Acetylglucosamine
Term UI T042537
Date05/13/1976
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); UDPGNAc
Term UI T042538
Date11/11/1974
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Uridine Diphosphate N Acetylglucosamine
Term UI T042539
Date01/26/1978
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Uridine Diphospho-N-Acetylglucosamine
Term UI T042541
Date11/11/1974
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Uridine Pyrophosphoacetylglucosamine
Term UI T042542
Date11/11/1974
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX)

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