The molecule is a UDP-amino sugar that is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of the tunicamycins. It has a role as a bacterial metabolite. It is an UDP-amino sugar and a member of uridines. It is a conjugate acid of an UDP-N-acetyltunicamine-uracil(2-).
[(2R,3R,4R,5R,6R)-3-acetamido-6-[2-[(2R,3S,4R,5R)-5-(2,4-dioxopyrimidin-1-yl)-3,4-dihydroxyoxolan-2-yl]-2-hydroxyethyl]-4,5-dihydroxyoxan-2-yl] [[(2R,3S,4R,5R)-5-(2,4-dioxopyrimidin-1-yl)-3,4-dihydroxyoxolan-2-yl]methoxy-hydroxyphosphoryl] hydrogen phosphate