cytidine

English

Skeletal formula of cytidine

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsaɪtɪdiːn/, /ˈsaɪtɪdɪn/

Noun

cytidine (plural cytidines)

1. (biochemistry, genetics) A nucleoside consisting of cytosine linked to ribose, occurring in human RNA

Derived terms

• azacytidine
• cytidyl
• dideoxycytidine
• methylcytidine
• polycytidine

 

Related terms

• deoxycytidine

Translations

nucleoside

• Finnish: sytidiini