Cytidine diphosphate

A nucleotide that serves an important role in the synthesis of phospholipids, such as those used in cellular membranes.

Cytidine diphosphate
Identifiers
CAS number	[63-38-7], 34393-59-4 (disodium salt)
PubChem	290
SMILES	C1=CN(C(=O)N=C1N)C2C(C(C(O2) COP(=O)(O)OP(=O)(O)O)O)O
Properties
Molecular formula	C9H15N3O11P2
Molar mass	403.176422
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa) Infobox references

Cytidine diphosphate, abbreviated CDP, is a nucleotide. It is an ester of pyrophosphoric acid with the nucleoside cytidine. CDP consists of the pyrophosphate group, the pentose sugar ribose, and the nucleobase cytosine.

See also

• Nucleoside
• Nucleotide
• DNA
• RNA
• Oligonucleotide

External links

v • d • e Nucleobases, nucleosides, and nucleotides Nucleobases Purine (Adenine, Guanine, Purine analogue) · Pyrimidine (Uracil, Thymine, Cytosine, Pyrimidine analogue) Nucleosides/ (NB+pentose) Ribonucleosides Adenosine · Guanosine · Uridine · Cytidine Deoxyribonucleosides Deoxyadenosine · Deoxyguanosine · Thymidine · Deoxyuridine · Deoxycytidine Nucleotides/ (NS+phosphate) Ribonucleotide monophosphates (AMP, GMP, UMP, CMP) · diphosphates (ADP, GDP, UDP, CDP) · triphosphates (ATP, GTP, UTP, CTP) Deoxyribonucleotides monophosphates (dAMP, dGMP, dUMP, TMP, dCMP) · diphosphates (dADP, dGDP, TDP, dCDP) · triphosphates (dATP, dGTP, TTP, dCTP) Cyclic cAMP, cGMP, c-di-GMP, cADPR Major families of biochemicals Saccharides/Carbohydrates/Glycosides · Amino acids/Peptides/Proteins/Glycoproteins · Lipids/Terpenes/Steroids/Carotenoids · Alkaloids/Nucleobases/Nucleic acids · Cofactors/Flavonoids/Polyketides/Tetrapyrroles

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