cytidine (redirected from cytidine 5'-triphosphate)

cytidine /cy·ti·dine/ (si´ti-den) a purine nucleoside consisting of cytosine and ribose, a constituent of RNA and important in the synthesis of a variety of lipid derivatives. Symbol C.

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cytidine triphosphate  (CTP) an energy-rich nucleotide that acts as an activated precursor in the biosynthesis of RNA and other cellular constituents.

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cy·ti·dine (st-dn)

n.

A white crystalline nucleoside composed of one molecule each of cytosine and ribose. Also called cytosine ribonucleoside.

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cytidine

a nucleoside, cytosine riboside; a constituent of RNA and cytidine nucleotides.

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cytidine 5'-triphosphate

CTP; pyrimidine-nucleotide base involved in the structure of the nucleic acids, DNA and RNA, in the activation of sugars, and in phospholipid synthesis.