Chemicals and Drugs

Pseudouridine

A naturally-occurring isomer of URIDINE found in RNA, in which ribosyl is attached to a carbon instead of a nitrogen atom.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

A naturally-occurring isomer of URIDINE found in RNA, in which ribosyl is attached to a carbon instead of a nitrogen atom.

Chemical Identity

Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
C9H12N2O6
Molecular Weight
244.20 g/mol
CAS Registry No.
1445-07-4
IUPAC Name
5-[(2S,3R,4S,5R)-3,4-dihydroxy-5-(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]-1H-pyrimidine-2,4-dione
InChIKey
PTJWIQPHWPFNBW-GBNDHIKLSA-N
SMILES
C1=C(C(=O)NC(=O)N1)[C@H]2[C@@H]([C@@H]([C@H](O2)CO)O)O
MeSH Unique ID
D011560
Source
PubChem CID 15047

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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

91(72); was see under URIDINE 1972-90

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Previous Indexing

  • Uridine (1966-1971)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Pseudouridine. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D011560. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D011560
  2. Pseudouridine. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudouridine
  3. Pseudouridine. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q420445
  4. Pseudouridine. In: PubChem Compound. CID 15047. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/15047