| Preferred Name |
Cytosine |
| ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C410 |
| ALT_DEFINITION |
A chemical compound that is used to make one of the building blocks of DNA and RNA. It is a type of pyrimidine. |
| CAS_Registry |
71-30-7 |
| CHEBI_ID |
CHEBI:16040 |
| Chemical_Formula |
C4H5N3O |
| code |
C410 |
| Concept_In_Subset | |
| Contributing_Source |
FDA |
| DEFINITION |
A pyrimidine base found in DNA and RNA that pairs with guanine. |
| FDA_UNII_Code |
8J337D1HZY |
| FULL_SYN |
cytosine Cytosine CYTOSINE 4-Amino-2(1H)-pyrimidinone |
| label |
Cytosine |
| Legacy Concept Name |
Cytosine |
| NSC Number |
27787 |
| Preferred_Name |
Cytosine |
| prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C410 |
| prefLabel |
Cytosine |
| Semantic_Type |
Biologically Active Substance Organic Chemical |
| UMLS_CUI |
C0010843 |
| subClassOf |