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pseudouridine (psi uridine)
Struture:
- modified nucleotide found in rRNA
- formed via isomerization of uridine catalyzed by the H/ACA snoRNP complex such that ribose is subsequently attached to C5, instead of the normal N1.
- each rRNA can contain up to 100 pseudouridine residues, which may serve to stabilize the conformation of rRNAs.
Laboratory:
- pseudouridine in CSF
- pseudouridine in serum/plasma
- pseudouridine/creatinine in urine
General
pyrimidine nucleoside
ribonucleoside
Database Correlations
PUBCHEM correlations