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Uracil vs Uridine - What's the difference?

uracil | uridine |

As nouns the difference between uracil and uridine

is that uracil is one of the bases of RNA. It pairs with adenine and is symbolised by U while uridine is a nucleoside formed from uracil and ribose.

uracil

English

(wikipedia uracil)

Noun

(-)
  • (organic compound) One of the bases of RNA. It pairs with adenine and is symbolised by U.

    • Anagrams

    * * * * ----

    uridine

    English

    (wikipedia uridine)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic compound, biochemistry) A nucleoside formed from uracil and ribose.

    • Derived terms

    * azauridine * deoxyuridine * uridine monophosphate * uridine disphospate * uridine triphosphate

    See also

    * UMP * UTP