Cytidine is a pyrimidine nucleoside in which cytosine is attached to ribofuranose via a beta-N1-glycosidic bond.
Definition
Cytidine is a pyrimidine nucleoside in which cytosine is attached to ribofuranose via a beta-N1-glycosidic bond. It has a role as a mouse metabolite, a Saccharomyces cerevisiae metabolite, an Escherichia coli metabolite and a human metabolite. It is functionally related to a cytosine.
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII 5CSZ8459RP · registered name CYTIDINE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name シチジン: 本品は、次の化学式で表される複素環式化合物である。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 65-46-3
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID60891552
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID901030645
- IUPAC
- Cytidine
- Molecular formula
- C9H13N3O5
- Molecular weight
- 243.219 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- solid
- Colour
- white
- Vapour pressure
- 0.0000000000165 ㎜Hg (@ 25 ℃, est.)
- Water solubility
- 176000 ㎎/ℓ (at 25 ℃)
- Vapour density
- 8.4
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- -2.51
- Decomposition temperature
- 203.5 ℃
- Molecular weight
- 243.22
Values measured on the substance itself. The KOSHA data are a reference for writing and reviewing safety data sheets, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
What products actually use it for
What the 2 products reported to the US EPA with this ingredient use it for. Products outside cosmetics are included, so the top few rows are its main uses.
- Softener and conditioner1
- Humectant1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- Activation-induced cytidine deaminase plays crucial role in ovalbumin-induced food allergy and promoted by IL-21. · 2019
- Clinical evaluation of the lightening effect of cytidine on hyperpigmented skin · 2018
- Involvement of activation-induced cytidine deaminase in skin cancer development. · 2016
- Expression of activation‐induced cytidine deaminase enhances the clearance of pneumococcal pneumonia: evidence of a subpopulation of protective anti‐pneumococcal B1a cells · 2016
- Activation-induced cytidine deaminase is dispensable for virus-mediated liver and skin tumor development in mouse models. · 2014
Linked databases 19
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- ChEMBL
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem
- Tlooto literature search 2 3 4 5
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata
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