Cytidine triphosphate

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Cytidine triphosphate
Other names	cytidine-5'-triphosphate, Cytidine 5-Prime-Triphosphate, CTP
Identifiers
CAS number	[65-47-4]
PubChem	6176
MeSH	Cytidine+triphosphate
Properties
Molecular formula	C9H16N3O14P3
Molar mass	483.156
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa) Infobox disclaimer and references

Cytidine triphosphate is a pyrimidine nucleotide.

CTP is a substrate in the synthesis of RNA.

CTP is a high-energy molecule equal to ATP, but its role in the organism is more specific than that of ATP. CTP is used as the source of energy, and as a coenzyme in metabolic reactions like the synthesis of glycerophospholipids and glycosylation of proteins.

[edit] See also

• cytidine
• pyrimidine biosynthesis
• CTP synthase

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)

v • d • e Types of enzyme cofactors Coenzymes vitamins: NAD+ (B3) - NADP+ (B3) - Coenzyme A (B5) - Tetrahydrofolic acid (B9)/Dihydrofolic acid/5,10-Methylenetetrahydrofolate - Menaquinone (K) - Ascorbic acid (C) - Coenzyme F420 Adenosine triphosphate - S-Adenosyl methionine - 3'-Phosphoadenosine-5'-phosphosulfate - Coenzyme Q - Tetrahydrobiopterin - Cytidine triphosphate - Glutathione - Coenzyme M - Coenzyme B - Methanofuran - Tetrahydromethanopterin Prosthetic groups: Organic group vitamins: Thiamine pyrophosphate (B1) - Flavin mononucleotide (B2) - Flavin adenine dinucleotide (B2) - Pyridoxal phosphate (B6) - Biotin (B7) - Methylcobalamin (B12) - Cobamamide (B12) Pyrroloquinoline quinone - Heme - Molybdopterin - Lipoic acid Prosthetic groups: Metals Calcium - Selenium - Copper - Iron - Magnesium - Manganese - Nickel - Zinc - Molybdenum