Cytidine

**Semantic type:** Nucleic Acid, Nucleoside, or Nucleotide

**Definition:** A pyrimidine nucleoside comprised of a cytosine bound to ribose via a beta-N1-glycosidic bond. Cytidine is a precursor for uridine. Both cytidine and uridine are utilized in RNA synthesis.

**Synonyms:** - CYTIDINE