Cytidine monophosphate

Cytidine monophosphate
Other names	5'-Cytidylic acid
Identifiers
CAS number	[63-37-6]
SMILES	O[C@H]1[C@H]([C@H](N2C=CC(N)=NC2=O)O[C@@H]1COP(O)(O)=O)O
Properties
Molecular formula	C9H14N3O8P
Molar mass	323.20 g/mol
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Cytidine monophosphate, also known as 5'-cytidylic acid or simply cytidylate, and abbreviated CMP, is a nucleotide that is found in RNA. It is an ester of phosphoric acid with the nucleoside cytidine. CMP consists of the phosphate group, the pentose sugar ribose, and the nucleobase cytosine.

Metabolism

CMP can be phosphorylated to Cytidine diphosphate by the enzyme CMP kinase, with Adenosine triphosphate or guanine triphosphate donating the phosphate group. Since Cytidine triphosphate is generated by amination of uridine triphosphate, the main source of CMP is from RNA being decomposed, eg. by RNAse.

See also

• Nucleoside
• Nucleotide
• DNA
• RNA
• Oligonucleotide

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