Cytidine monophosphate

Cytidine monophosphate
Names
	Other names 5'-Cytidylic acid
Identifiers
CAS Number	63-37-6 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	5901 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.000.506
PubChem CID	6131;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID50889322 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C9H14N3O8P/c10-5-1-2-12(9(15)11-5)8-7(14)6(13)4(20-8)3-19-21(16,17)18/h1-2,4,6-8,13-14H,3H2,(H2,10,11,15)(H2,16,17,18)/t4-,6-,7-,8-/m1/s1 Key: IERHLVCPSMICTF-XVFCMESISA-N ; InChI=1/C9H14N3O8P/c10-5-1-2-12(9(15)11-5)8-7(14)6(13)4(20-8)3-19-21(16,17)18/h1-2,4,6-8,13-14H,3H2,(H2,10,11,15)(H2,16,17,18)/t4-,6-,7-,8-/m1/s1 Key: IERHLVCPSMICTF-XVFCMESIBY;
	SMILES c1cn(c(=O)nc1N)[C@H]2[C@@H]([C@@H]([C@H](O2)COP(=O)(O)O)O)O;
Properties
Chemical formula	C9H14N3O8P
Molar mass	323.20 g/mol
Acidity (pKa)	0.8, 4.5, 6.3
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

Cytidine monophosphate, also known as 5'-cytidylic acid or simply cytidylate, and abbreviated CMP, is a nucleotide that is found in RNA.^[1] 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; hence, a ribonucleoside monophosphate. As a substituent it takes the form of the prefix cytidylyl-.

Metabolism

CMP can be phosphorylated to Cytidine diphosphate by the enzyme CMP kinase, with Adenosine triphosphate or guanine triphosphate donating the phosphate group. Since Cytidine triphosphate is generated by amination of uridine triphosphate, the main source of CMP is from RNA being decomposed, eg. by RNAse.

CMP is used to activate mannose in metabolism.

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