Cytidine triphosphate is a pyrimidine nucleotide.
CTP is a substrate in the synthesis of RNA.
CTP is a high-energy molecule equal to ATP, but its role in the organism is more specific than that of ATP. CTP is used as the source of energy, and as a coenzyme in metabolic reactions like the synthesis of glycerophospholipids and glycosylation of proteins.
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monophosphates ( dAMP, dGMP, dUMP, TMP, dCMP) · diphosphates ( dADP, dGDP, TDP, dCDP) · triphosphates ( dATP, dGTP, TTP, dCTP)
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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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vitamins: TPP / ThDP (B 1) · FMN, FAD (B 2) · NAD+, NADH, NADP+, NADPH (B 3) · Coenzyme A (B 5) · PLP / P5P (B 6) · Biotin (B 7) · THFA / H4FA, DHFA / H2FA, MTHF (B 9) · AdoCbl, MeCbl (B 12) · Ascorbic Acid (C) · Phylloquinone (K 1, Menaquinone (K 2) · Coenzyme F420
non-vitamins: ATP · CTP · SAMe · PAPS · GSH · Coenzyme B · Coenzyme M · Coenzyme Q · Heme / Haem (A, B, C, O) · Lipoic Acid · Methanofuran · Molybdopterin · PQQ · THB / BH4 · THMPT / H4MPT
minerals: Ca2+ · Cu2+ · Fe2+, Fe3+ · Mg2+ · Mn2+ · Mo · Ni2+ · Se · Zn2+
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Saccharides/Carbohydrates/Glycosides · Amino acids/Peptides/Proteins/Glycoproteins · Lipids/Terpenes/Steroids/Carotenoids · Alkaloids/Nucleobases/Nucleic acids · Cofactors/Flavonoids/Polyketides/Tetrapyrroles |
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