Deoxycytidine

One of the principal nucleosides of DNA, composed of cytosine and deoxyribose.

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a nucleoside component of DNA; composed of cytosine and deoxyribose
  Synonym: cytidine

Deoxycytidine
Identifiers
CAS number	951-77-9
PubChem	637
MeSH	Deoxycytidine
SMILES	NC1=NC(=O)N(C=C1) [C@H]2CC(O)[C@@H](CO)O2
Properties
Molecular formula	C9H13N3O4
Molar mass	227.217
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Infobox references

Deoxycytidine is a deoxyribonucleoside. It is like cytidine, but with one oxygen atom removed.

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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