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Cytidine monophosphate


Cytidine monophosphate
Chemical name 5'-Cytidylic acid
Chemical formula C9H14N3O8P
Molecular mass 323.20 g/mol
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

Cytidine monophosphate, also known as 5'-cytidylic acid 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.

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