pseudouridine

pseudouridine
5-β-d-Ribosyluracil; a naturally occurring isomer of uridine found in transfer ribonucleic acid s; unique in that the ribosyl is attached to carbon (C-5) rather than to nitrogen; excreted in urine.

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pseu·do·uri·dine -'yu̇r-ə-.dēn n a nucleoside C9H12O6N2 that is a uracil derivative incorporated as a structural component into transfer RNA

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pseu·do·uri·dine (sooґdo-ūrґĭ-dēn) 5-ribosyluracil, an unusual nucleotide occurring in transfer RNA; it is produced by posttranscriptional isomerization of uridine and differs from uridine in having the linkage between the 5-carbon of uracil and the 1-carbon of ribose. Symbol ψ.

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