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uridine diphosphate glucose

noun

Medical 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

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