Uridine

• U ( short code )
• 1 - [( 2R, 3R, 4S, 5R ) -3,4 -dihydroxy- 5-( hydroxymethyl) oxolane -2-yl ] -2,4 -dioxo -3H -pyrimidine
• Uracilribosid
• Uracil -1 - β -D - ribofuranoside
• 1- β -D - Ribofuranosyluracil
• 1- β -D - ribofuranosyl (1H, 3H)- pyrimidine-2 ,4 -dione

Colorless, prismatic needles

Fixed

165-168 ° C

Soluble in water, insoluble in diethyl ether

4335 mg · m -3 ( LD50, mouse, ip)

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Uridine (U) and a nucleoside consists of the nucleobase uracil and the sugar β -D - ribose.

Uridine is a component of ribonucleic acid ( RNA), where it forms a base pair with adenosine.

In the deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA ), however, only the deoxythymidine occurs (see genetic code). As another analogue with deoxyribose there is the deoxyuridine.

Related compounds

• Dihydrouridine
• Pseudouridine
• 3- methyluridine
• 5 - methyluridine ( = ribothymidine )
• 5 - Methoxyuridin
• 2'-O- methyluridine
• Orotidine