UDP-P

__**Undecaprenyl Phosphate**__

Undecaprenyl phosphate is the carrier lipid required for the anchoring of peptidoglycan hydrophilic units in the membrane (Bouhss, 2007). It is hence a key lipid involved in the biosynthesis of peptidoglycan, and a variety of other cell wall polysaccharide components, such as lipopolysaccharides, the enterobacterial common antigen, capsule polysaccharides and teichoic acids.

Also known as:
 * bactoprenol
 * C55-P