Uridine

The chemical structure of uridine

Uridine is a molecule (known as a nucleoside) that is formed when uracil is attached to a ribose ring (also known as a ribofuranose) via a β-N₁-glycosidic bond.

If uracil is attached to a deoxyribose ring, it is known as a deoxyuridine.

Nucleic acids [http://encycl.opentopia.com/ edit]
Nucleobases: Adenine \| Thymine \| Uracil \| Guanine \| Cytosine \| Purine \| Pyrimidine
Nucleosides: Adenosine \| Uridine \| Guanosine \| Cytidine \| Deoxyadenosine \| Thymidine \| Deoxyguanosine \| Deoxycytidine
Nucleotides: AMP \| UMP \| GMP \| CMP \| ADP \| UDP \| GDP \| CDP \| ATP \| UTP \| GTP \| CTP \| cAMP \| cGMP
Deoxynucleotides: dAMP \| dTMP \| dGMP \| dCMP \| dADP \| dTDP \| dGDP \| dCDP \| dATP \| dTTP \| dGTP \| dCTP
Nucleic acids: DNA \| mtDNA \| cDNA \| GNA \| RNA \| mRNA \| tRNA \| rRNA \| ncRNA \| sgRNA \| shRNA \| siRNA \| snRNA \| miRNA \| snoRNA \| LNA \| PNA \| TNA \| Oligonucleotide

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