Uridine

• Catalog No.: U829910
• CAS Number: 58-96-8
• M. F.: C9H12N2O6
• M. W.: 244.20138

SYNONYMS

• IUPAC name: 1-[(2R,4R,5R)-3,4-dihydroxy-5-(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimidine-2,4-dione
• IUPAC Traditional name: 1-[(2R,4R,5R)-3,4-dihydroxy-5-(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]-3H-pyrimidine-2,4-dione
• Synonyms: 1-β-D-Ribofuranosyl-2,4(1H,3H)-pyrimidinedione; 1-β-D-Ribofuranosyluracil; 1-β-D-Ribofuranosyluracil-d2; NSC 20256; β-Uridine

DATABASE IDS

• CAS Number: 58-96-8

DETAILS

Description (English)

Uridine is a nucleoside; widely distributed in nature. Uridine is one of the four basic components of ribonucleic acid (RNA)

REFERENCES

• Lorine, P., et al.: J. Biol. Chem., 178, 439 (1949)
• Grakoui, A., et al.: J. Virol., 63, 5216 (1949)
• Strauss, J., et al.: Microbiol. Rev., 58, 491 (1949)
• Lin, Y., et al.: Virology, 292, 78 (1949)