Bioactivity | Cytidine is a pyrimidine nucleoside and acts as a component of RNA. Cytidine is a precursor of uridine. Cytidine controls neuronal-glial glutamate cycling, affecting cerebral phospholipid metabolism, catecholamine synthesis, and mitochondrial function[1][2][3]. | ||||||||||||
Name | Cytidine | ||||||||||||
CAS | 65-46-3 | ||||||||||||
Formula | C9H13N3O5 | ||||||||||||
Molar Mass | 243.22 | ||||||||||||
Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. | ||||||||||||
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