Cytidine diphosphate
Cytidine diphosphate, abbreviated CDP, is a nucleoside diphosphate. It is an ester of pyrophosphoric acid with the nucleoside cytidine. CDP consists of the pyrophosphate group, the pentose sugar ribose, and the nucleobase cytosine.
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Cytidine 5′-(trihydrogen diphosphate) | |
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[(2R,3S,4R,5R)-5-(4-Amino-2-oxopyrimidin-1(2H)-yl)-3,4-dihydroxyoxolan-2-yl]methyl trihydrogen diphosphate | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.000.507 |
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| C9H15N3O11P2 | |
| Molar mass | 403.176422 |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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In Bacillus subtilis and Staphylococcus aureus, CDP-activated glycerol and ribitol are necessary to build wall teichoic acid.[1]
See also
References
- Pereira, Mark P.; Brown, Eric D. (2010-01-01), Holst, Otto; Brennan, Patrick J.; Itzstein, Mark von; Moran, Anthony P. (eds.), "Chapter 19 - Biosynthesis of cell wall teichoic acid polymers", Microbial Glycobiology, San Diego: Academic Press, pp. 337–350, ISBN 978-0-12-374546-0, retrieved 2021-12-08
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