Cytidine

Cytidine is a pyrimidine nucleoside and acts as a component of RNA. Cytidine is a precursor of uridine. Cytidine controls neuronal-glial glutamate cycling, affecting cerebral phospholipid metabolism, catecholamine synthesis, and mitochondrial function.

2'-Deoxycytidine, a deoxyribonucleoside, can inhibit biological effects of Bromodeoxyuridine (Brdu). 2'-Deoxycytidine is essential for the synthesis of nucleic acids, that can be used for the research of cancer.

5-Methylcytidine is a nucleoside compound. 5-Methylcytidine has antiviral activity, and its IC₅₀ against HSV-1 is 0.06 μM.

5-Hydroxymethyl-2’-deoxycytidine (5hmdC) is an oxidation derivative of 5-methyl-2'-deoxycytidine (5-mdC) in DNA. 5-Hydroxymethyl-2’-deoxycytidine may serve as a marker of irreversibly damaged cells.

2'-O-Methylcytidine is an orally active 2'-substituted nucleoside as a inhibitor of HCV replication with antiviral activity. 2'-O-Methylcytidine inhibits RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (NS5B)-catalyzed RNA synthesis in vitro, in a manner that is competitive with substrate nucleoside triphosphate.

Azvudine (RO-0622) is a potent nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI), with antiviral activity on HIV, HBV and HCV. Azvudine exerts highly potent inhibition on HIV-1 (EC₅₀s ranging from 0.03 to 6.92 nM) and HIV-2 (EC₅₀s ranging from 0.018 to 0.025 nM). Azvudine inhibits NRTI-resistant viral strains. Azvudine is a click chemistry reagent, it contains an Azide group and can undergo copper-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition reaction (CuAAc) with molecules containing Alkyne groups. It can also undergo strain-promoted alkyne-azide cycloaddition (SPAAC) reactions with molecules containing DBCO or BCN groups.

3-Methylcytidine, a urinary nucleoside, can be used as a biomarker of four different types of cancer: lung cancer, gastric cancer, colon cancer, and breast cancer.

2'-Deoxycytidine-5'-monophosphate (5'-dCMP) is a compound that binds to the adenovirus terminal protein with a molecular weight of 80000 daltons. 2'-Deoxycytidine-5'-monophosphate forms a covalent complex with this protein and is associated with adenovirus DNA replication.

Ethynylcytidine (ECyD), a nucleoside analog and a potent inhibitor of RNA synthesis, inhibits RNA polymerases I, II and II. Ethynylcytidine has robust antitumor activity in a wide range of models of cancer. Ethynylcytidine is a click chemistry reagent, it contains an Alkyne group and can undergo copper-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAc) with molecules containing Azide groups.

Azvudine (RO-0622) hydrochloride is a potent nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI), with antiviral activity on HIV, HBV and HCV. Azvudine hydrochloride exerts highly potent inhibition on HIV-1 (EC₅₀s ranging from 0.03 to 6.92 nM) and HIV-2 (EC₅₀s ranging from 0.018 to 0.025 nM). Azvudine hydrochloride inhibits NRTI-resistant viral strains. Azvudine (hydrochloride) is a click chemistry reagent, it contains an Azide group and can undergo copper-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition reaction (CuAAc) with molecules containing Alkyne groups. It can also undergo strain-promoted alkyne-azide cycloaddition (SPAAC) reactions with molecules containing DBCO or BCN groups.

5-(Hydroxymethyl)cytidine is a purine nucleoside analog that can be used in oligonucleotide synthesis. Purine nucleoside analogs have broad antitumor activity targeting indolent lymphoid malignancies. Anticancer mechanisms in this process rely on inhibition of DNA synthesis, induction of apoptosis, etc.

N4-Methylcytidine (Nsc518744) is a cytidine nucleoside analog. Cytidine analogs have a mechanism of inhibiting DNA methyltransferases (such as Zebularine, HY-13420), and have potential anti-metabolic and anti-tumor activities.

R-1479 (4'-Azidocytidine), a nucleoside analogue, is a specific inhibitor of RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) of HCV. R-1479 inhibits HCV replication in the HCV subgenomic replicon system (IC₅₀=1.28 μM). R-1479 is a click chemistry reagent, it contains an Azide group and can undergo copper-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition reaction (CuAAc) with molecules containing Alkyne groups. It can also undergo strain-promoted alkyne-azide cycloaddition (SPAAC) reactions with molecules containing DBCO or BCN groups.

5'-Deoxy-5-fluorocytidine (5-Fluoro-5'-deoxycytidine) is a cytidine analog and metabolite of Capecitabine (HY-B0016). 5'-Deoxy-5-fluorocytidine is converted from Capecitabine by carboxylesterase in the liver. 5'-Deoxy-5-fluorocytidine is deaminated by cytidine deaminase to generate 5'-deoxy-5-fluorouridine, which is finally converted into 5-fluorouracil (HY-90006) by thymidine phosphorylase in tumor tissues to exert anti-tumor effects. 5'-Deoxy-5-fluorocytidine is used in the researches for solid tumors such as colorectal cancer, non-small cell lung cancer and breast cancer.

2’-Deoxy-N4-methylcytidine is a purine nucleoside analog. Purine nucleoside analogs have broad antitumor activity targeting indolent lymphoid malignancies. Anticancer mechanisms in this process rely on inhibition of DNA synthesis, induction of apoptosis, etc.

5-Carboxy-2′-deoxycytidine is a metabolite of Trifluridine (HY-A0061).

5-Bromo-2'-deoxycytidine is a DNA photosensitizer. 5-Bromo-2'-deoxycytidine modifies the double-stranded DNA, and determinate the DNA damage 300 nm photon.

2'-Deoxycytidine hydrochloride (2'-Deoxycytidine monohydrochloride; NSC 83251) is an orally active nucleic acid biosynthesis enzyme inhibitor. 2'-Deoxycytidine hydrochloride competes with nucleic acid biosynthesis enzymes and nucleoside transporters, thereby reducing the toxicity of cytarabine. 2'-Deoxycytidine hydrochloride can be used in the research of L1210 lymphoblastic leukemia.

RO-9187 is a potent inhibitor of HCV virus replication with an IC₅₀ of 171 nM. RO-9187 is a click chemistry reagent, it contains an Azide group and can undergo copper-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition reaction (CuAAc) with molecules containing Alkyne groups. It can also undergo strain-promoted alkyne-azide cycloaddition (SPAAC) reactions with molecules containing DBCO or BCN groups.

N4-Benzoyl-2’-O-methylcytidine is a natural cytidine nucleoside analog. Cytidine analogs have the mechanism of inhibiting DNA methyltransferase (such as Zebularine (HY-13420)) and have potential antimetabolite and antitumor activities.