Cytidine triphosphate

Structural formula
General
Surname	Cytidine triphosphate
other names	Cytidine 5'-triphosphate CTP [(2 R , 3 S , 4 R , 5 R ) -5- (4-amino-2-oxopyrimidin-1-yl) -3,4-dihydroxyoxolan-2-yl] methyl (hydroxy-phosphonooxyphosphoryl) hydrogen phosphate ( IUPAC )
Molecular formula	C 9 H 16 N 3 O 14 P 3
External identifiers / databases
CAS number 65-47-4 EC number 200-611-4 ECHA InfoCard 100,000,556 PubChem 6176 ChemSpider 19952488 DrugBank DB02431 Wikidata Q409648
properties
Molar mass	483.16 g mol −1
safety instructions
GHS hazard labeling no classification available
As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions .

Cytidine triphosphate ( CTP ) is a nucleoside triphosphate with the base cytosine . It is an RNA building block that is incorporated into the RNA by splitting off two phosphate groups .

CTP can bind phosphocholine by splitting off pyrophosphate and then transfer it to another molecule, e.g. B. on a diglyceride . This creates a phosphatide . Accordingly, CTP and CDP-choline (cytidine diphosphate choline) play a role in phosphatide synthesis. CTP also inhibits aspartate transcarbamoylase in pyrimidine biosynthesis .

Other ribonucleoside triphosphates are adenosine triphosphate (ATP), guanosine triphosphate (GTP) and uridine triphosphate (UTP).

Individual evidence

1. ↑ This substance has either not yet been classified with regard to its hazardousness or a reliable and citable source has not yet been found.
2. ↑ Jeremy M. Berg, Lubert Stryer, John L. Tymoczko: Stryer Biochemistry. ISBN 3827429889 p. 292 ( limited preview in Google Book Search).