uridine

uridine Definition

uri·dine (yo̵or′ə dēn′)

noun

a nucleoside, CHNO, formed from uracil and ribose and found in RNA

Etymology: ur(o)- + -id(e) + -ine

uridine Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

diphosphate: Uridine diphosphate ( UDP ) is deoxygenated to dexoyuridine diphosphate and then phosphoryated to dUTP. dUTP is then hydrolysed to dUMP by dUTPase.

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