Cytidine

Cytidine

IUPAC name	4-amino-1- [3,4-dihydroxy-5-(hydroxymethyl) tetrahydrofuran-2-yl] pyrimidin-2-one
Identifiers
CAS number	[65-46-3]
PubChem	596
MeSH	Cytidine
SMILES	NC1=NC(=O)N(C=C1) [C@@H]2O[C@H](CO)C(O)C2O
Properties
Molecular formula	C₉H₁₃N₃O₅
Molar mass	243.217
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa) Infobox disclaimer and references

Cytidine is a nucleoside molecule that is formed when cytosine is attached to a ribose ring (also known as a ribofuranose) via a β-N₁-glycosidic bond. Cytidine is a component of RNA.

If cytosine is attached to a deoxyribose ring, it is known as a deoxycytidine.

Cytidine has been shown to exhibit "antidepressant-like effects in rats."^[1]

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v • d • e Nucleobases, nucleosides, and nucleotides

Nucleobases	Purine (Adenine, Guanine) \| Pyrimidine (Uracil, Thymine, Cytosine)

Nucleosides	Adenosine/Deoxyadenosine \| Guanosine/Deoxyguanosine \| Uridine \| Thymidine \| Cytidine/Deoxycytidine

Nucleotides	monophosphates (AMP, GMP, UMP, CMP) \| diphosphates (ADP, GDP, UDP, CDP) \| triphosphates (ATP, GTP, UTP, CTP) \| cyclic (cAMP, cGMP, cADPR)

Deoxynucleotides	monophosphates (dAMP, dGMP, dUMP, TMP, dCMP) \| diphosphates (dADP, dGDP, TDP, dCDP) \| triphosphates (dATP, dGTP, TTP, dCTP)