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Related terms:
uracil nucleotides
uridine diphosphate
uridine monophosphate
Biologically Active Substance
uridine triphosphate
u·ri·dine tri·phos·phate
Subclass of:
Uracil Nucleotides
Definitions related to uridine triphosphate:
  • Nucleotide, the 5'-triphosphate of uridine; an activated precursor in the synthesis of RNA and of UDP linked hexoses involved in glycogen and glycoprotein metabolism.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Uridine 5'-(tetrahydrogen triphosphate). A uracil nucleotide containing three phosphate groups esterified to the sugar moiety.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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