Cytidine (symbol C or Cyd) is a nucleoside molecule that is formed when cytosine is attached to a ribose ring (also known as a ribofuranose) via a β-N1-glycosidic bond. Cytidine is a component of RNA. It is a white water-soluble solid
Dietary sources
Dietary sources of cytidine include foods with high RNA (ribonucleic acid) content,
such as organ meats, brewer's yeast, as well as pyrimidine-rich foods such as beer. During digestion, RNA-rich foods are broken-down into ribosyl pyrimidines (cytidine and
uridine), which are absorbed intact.
[ In humans, dietary cytidine is converted into uridine,]
Cytidine analogues
A variety of cytidine analogues are known, some with potentially useful pharmacology. For example, KP-1461 is an AIDS drug that works as a viral mutagen,
Biological actions
In addition to its role as a pyrimidine component of RNA, cytidine has been found to control - glutamate cycling, with supplementation decreasing midfrontal/cerebral glutamate/glutamine levels.
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