Cytidine


Description:
Cytidine is a pyrimidine nucleoside comprised of a cytosine bound to ribose via a beta-N1-glycosidic bond. Cytidine is a precursor for uridine. Both cytidine and uridine are utilized in RNA synthesis.

Property Value
Metabolite name Cytidine
AMDB ID 87
PubChem CID 6175
HMDB ID HMDB0000089
KEGG ID N/A
ChEBI ID N/A
Molecular formula C9H13N3O5
Molecular weight 243.22
Monoisotopic mass 243.08552053
IUPAC name 4-amino-1-[(2R,3R,4S,5R)-3,4-dihydroxy-5-(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]pyrimidin-2-one

Synonyms:

Cytidine


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