uridine-5'-diphosphate-4-deoxy-4-fluoro-alpha-D-galactose

Uridine-5'-diphosphate-4-deoxy-4-fluoro-alpha-D-galactose is a synthetic nucleotide sugar derivative belonging to the class of pyrimidine nucleotide sugars, characterized by a pyrimidine nucleotide (uridine) bound to a saccharide derivative through the terminal phosphate group. It is an experimental small molecule that serves as an analogue and substrate for glycosyltransferases in biochemical studies, particularly those involving glycosylation processes. The compound features selective fluorination and deoxygenation at the 4-position of the galactose moiety, which can alter its interaction with enzymes such as UDP-galactose 4’-epimerase. It has been used as a substrate analogue in structural biology research to study enzyme mechanisms and substrate binding[1][3][9].

Other names

UDP-4-fluoro-4-deoxy-alpha-D-glucoseUDP4-fluoro-4-deoxy-alpha-D-glucoseUDP 4-fluoro-4-deoxy-alpha-D-glucoseuridine 5'-diphosphate 4-deoxy 4-fluoro alpha D galactose