Uridine
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Surname | Uridine | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Molecular formula | C 9 H 12 N 2 O 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Brief description |
colorless, prismatic needles |
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Molar mass | 244.20 g mol −1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Physical state |
firmly |
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Melting point |
165-168 ° C |
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solubility |
soluble in water, insoluble in diethyl ether |
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As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions . |
Uridine ( U ) is a nucleoside and consists of the nucleobase uracil and the sugar β- D- ribose .
Uridine is part of ribonucleic acid (RNA) and forms a base pair there with adenosine .
In the deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), however, only deoxythymidine occurs (see genetic code ). Another analogue with deoxyribose is deoxyuridine .
Related links
- Dihydrouridine
- Pseudouridine
- 3-methyluridine
- 5-methyluridine (= ribothymidine)
- 5-methoxyuridine
- 2'-O-methyluridine
- Orotidine
Individual evidence
- ↑ Entry on URIDINE in the CosIng database of the EU Commission, accessed on May 7, 2020.
- ↑ a b c Entry on uridine. In: Römpp Online . Georg Thieme Verlag, accessed on October 26, 2014.
- ↑ Data sheet Uridine, ≥99% from Sigma-Aldrich , accessed on February 24, 2013 ( PDF ).
- ↑ Entry on uridine in the ChemIDplus database of the United States National Library of Medicine (NLM) .
Web links
Wikibooks: Biochemistry and Pathobiochemistry: Pyrimidine Metabolism - Learning and Teaching Materials
Commons : Uridine - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Commons : Uridine derivatives - collection of pictures, videos and audio files