Cytosine

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Cytosine
2D structure for Cytosine
Chemical Name 4-amino-2(1H)-pyrimidinone
Chemical Formula C4H5N3O
CAS Number 71-30-7
Chemical Information HMDB00630
Biochemical Taxonomy

  • Pyrimidines and Pyrimidine Derivatives

Functional Taxonomy Not Available
Nutritional Taxonomy Not Available
Metabolic Pathways Not Available
Biofluid Location

  • Blood

Tissue Location

  • Gut
  • Muscle
  • Neurons
  • Placenta
  • Plasma
  • Prostate
  • Skeletal Muscle
  • Skin
  • Spleen
  • Testis
  • Fibroblasts

Normal Biofluid Concentrations

  • Blood: 6.4 +/- 8.5 uM

Normal Tissue Concentrations Not Available
Diseases / Conditions Related to Nutrition Not Available
Other (Monogenic Disorders) Not Available
Abnormal Biofluid Concentrations Not Available
Abnormal Tissue Concentrations Not Available
Physiological Processes Not Available
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Introduction

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A pyrimidine base that is a fundamental unit of nucleic acids. The deamination of cytosine alone is apparent and the nucleotide of cytosine is the prime mutagenic nucleotide in leukaemia and cancer.

Biological Function

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Catabolism

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Diseases / Conditions Related to Nutrition

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Other (Monogenic) Disorders

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Nutritional Information

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Drivers for biological variation

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Vulnerable groups

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