. . . . . . . . . . "Uridine-5'-Monophosphate Glucopyranosyl-Monophosphateester"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "experimental"@en . . . . "A key intermediate in carbohydrate metabolism. Serves as a precursor of glycogen, can be metabolized into UDPgalactose and UDPglucuronic acid which can then be incorporated into polysaccharides as galactose and glucuronic acid. Also serves as a precursor of sucrose lipopolysaccharides, and glycosphingolipids. [PubChem]"@en . . . . . .