Description
A pyrimidine nucleoside in which cytosine is attached to ribofuranose via a beta-N(1)-glycosidic bond.
Chemical properties
| Chemical formula | Net charge | Average mass |
|---|---|---|
| C9H13N3O5 | 0 | 243.21674 |
Nomenclature
| IUPAC | SMILES | InChI | InChIKey | Synonyms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cytidine | Nc1ccn([C@@H]2O[C@H](CO)[C@@H](O)[C@H]2O)c(=O)n1 | InChI=1S/C9H13N3O5/c10-5-1-2-12(9(16)11-5)8-7(15)6(14)4(3-13)17-8/h1-2,4,6-8,13-15H,3H2,(H2,10,11,16)/t4-,6-,7-,8-/m1/s1 | UHDGCWIWMRVCDJ-XVFCMESISA-N |
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Citations
- Aird, SD, et al. 2004. Taxonomic distribution and quantitative analysis of free purine and pyrimidine nucleosides in snake venoms. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. Part B, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology. 140(1).
- Martinussen, J, et al. 2003. Two nucleoside uptake systems in Lactococcus lactis: competition between purine nucleosides and cytidine allows for modulation of intracellular nucleotide pools. Journal of Bacteriology. 185(5).
- Yoon, SJ, et al. 2009. Decreased glutamate/glutamine levels may mediate cytidine's efficacy in treating bipolar depression: a longitudinal proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy study. Neuropsychopharmacology : Official Publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology. 34(7).