Organic Chemical
cytidine triphosphate
cyt·i·dine tri·phos·phate
Subclass of:
Cytosine Nucleotides
Definitions related to cytidine triphosphate:
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A cytosine derived nucleotide comprised of three phosphate groups esterified to the deoxyribose sugar moiety. Nucleotide metabolism is upregulated in cancer cells; therefore, this nucleotide could be used as a biomarker to detect the presence of cancer cells.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Cytidine 5'-(tetrahydrogen triphosphate). A cytosine nucleotide containing three phosphate groups esterified to the sugar moiety.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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