Pharmacologic Substance
uridine Audio
u·ri·dine [ yoo r-i-deen, -din ]
Effect:
Decreased Cellular Death; Increased DNA Integrity; Increased DNA Replication; Increased RNA Integrity
May Treat:
Drug Overdose
More Information:
ChemID; DrugBank; DailyMed; DrugInfo; PDR
Definitions related to uridine:
  • A nucleoside consisting of uracil and D-ribose and a component of RNA. Uridine has been studied as a rescue agent to reduce the toxicities associated with 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), thereby allowing the administration of higher doses of 5-FU in chemotherapy regimens. (NCI04)
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A ribonucleoside in which RIBOSE is linked to URACIL.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Pyrimidine nucleoside, uracil linked by its N1 nitrogen to the C1 carbon of ribose; a component of RNA.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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