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Uridine diphosphate N-acetylglucosamine or UDP-GlcNAc is a nucleotide sugar and a coenzyme in metabolism. It is used by glycosyltransferases to transfer N-acetylglucosamine residues to substrates. D-Glucosamine is made naturally in the form of glucosamine-6-phosphate and is the biochemical precursor of all nitrogen-containing sugars. To be specific glucosamine-6-phosphate is synthesized from fructose 6-phosphate and glutamine as the first step of the hexosamine biosynthesis pathway.

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IUPAC name
[(2R3R4R5S6R)-3-acetamido-45-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl] (2R3S4R5R)-5-(24-dioxopyrimidin-1-yl)-34-dihydroxyoxolan-2-yl]methoxy-hydroxyphosphoryl] hydrogen phosphate

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