Activated nucleotide sugar

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-012836",
  "term": "Activated nucleotide sugar",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A monosaccharide joined through its anomeric carbon to a nucleoside diphosphate, or to a nucleoside monophosphate in the case of sialic acid, forming a high-energy glycosyl donor. In a glycosyltransferase reaction the nucleotide departs as the leaving group while the sugar is transferred to an acceptor such as a protein, lipid or growing glycan. UDP-glucose, the donor for glycogen synthesis, is a common example.",
  "synonyms": [
    "nucleotide sugar"
  ],
  "subject": "Analytical Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "glycosyl"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2018, 90, 1121. 'Terminology of bioanalytical methods (IUPAC Recommendations 2018)' on page 1169 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2016-1120)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/activated-nucleotide-sugar/"
}