Chemistry:Cytidine diphosphate glucose

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Cytidine diphosphate glucose
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Names
IUPAC name
Cytidine 5′-(α-D-glucopyranosyl trihydrogen diphosphate)
Systematic IUPAC name
O1-{[(2R,3S,4R,5R)-5-(4-Amino-2-oxopyrimidin-1(2H)-yl)-3,4-dihydroxyoxolan-2-yl]methyl} O3-[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl] dihydrogen diphosphate
Other names
CDP-glucose
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
UNII
Properties
C15H25N3O16P2
Molar mass 565.318 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

Cytidine diphosphate glucose, often abbreviated CDP-glucose, is a nucleotide-linked sugar consisting of cytidine diphosphate and glucose.[1][2]

Biosynthesis

CDP-glucose is produced from CTP and glucose-1-phosphate by the enzyme glucose-1-phosphate cytidylyltransferase.

References

  1. Samuel G, Reeves P (2003). "Biosynthesis of O-antigens: genes and pathways involved in nucleotide sugar precursor synthesis and O-antigen assembly". Carbohydr. Res. 338 (23): 2503–19. doi:10.1016/j.carres.2003.07.009. PMID 14670712. 
  2. Xue M. He and Hung-wen Liu (2002). "Formation of unusual sugars: Mechanistic studies and biosynthetic applications". Annu Rev Biochem 71: 701–754. doi:10.1146/annurev.biochem.71.110601.135339. PMID 12045109.