cytosine (redirected from Cytosine nucleotides)

cytosine /cy·to·sine/ (si´to-sen) a pyrimidine base occurring in animal and plant cells, usually condensed with ribose or deoxyribose to form the nucleosides cytidine and deoxycytidine, major constituents of nucleic acids. Symbol C.

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cytosine arabinoside  cytarabine.

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cy·to·sine (st-sn)

n. Abbr. C

A pyrimidine base that is an essential constituent of RNA and DNA.

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cytosine

a pyrimidine base found in the nucleic acids, deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and ribonucleic acid (RNA).

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cytosine arabinoside

see cytarabine.