Definition of "uridine" [uridine]

• A white, odorless powder, C9H12N2O6, that is the nucleoside of uracil, important in carbohydrate metabolism, and used in biochemical experiments. (noun)

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• "Repligen announced on Monday that a mid-stage clinical trial showed one that its drug, RG2417, also known as uridine, was not significantly better than a placebo in treating bi-polar depression."
• "Other sugar nucleotides such as uridine diphosphate acetylglucosamine and guanosine diphosphate mannose were also isolated."
• "Click 'show compounds' in the right-hand nav and you should see compounds like pyrazine/uridine highlighted in the text."