Structured Summary
Abstract
A pyrimidine nucleoside that is composed of the base CYTOSINE linked to the five-carbon sugar D-RIBOSE.
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- C9H13N3O5
- Molecular Weight
- 243.22 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 65-46-3
- IUPAC Name
- 4-amino-1-[(2R,3R,4S,5R)-3,4-dihydroxy-5-(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]pyrimidin-2-one
- InChIKey
- UHDGCWIWMRVCDJ-XVFCMESISA-N
- SMILES
- C1=CN(C(=O)N=C1N)[C@H]2[C@@H]([C@@H]([C@H](O2)CO)O)O
- MeSH Unique ID
- D003562
- Source
- PubChem CID 6175
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Synonyms
4 entry terms
- Cytosine Ribonucleoside
- Cytosine Riboside
- Ribonucleoside, Cytosine
- Riboside, Cytosine
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Aspects Covered
29 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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History Note
72; was see under NUCLEOSIDES 1963-71
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Previous Indexing
- Nucleosides (1966-1971)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Cytidine. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003562. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003562
- Cytidine. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cytidine
- Cytidine. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q422538
- Cytidine. In: PubChem Compound. CID 6175. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6175