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Uridine monophosphate

The first pyrimidine nucleotide produced de novo; it can be phosphorylated to UTP and CTP.

9-carbon moleculePyrimidine nucleotide synthesisHomo sapiens
REFERENCE IDENTIFIERCHEBI:16695ChEBI record
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Record type: molecule. The first pyrimidine nucleotide produced de novo; it can be phosphorylated to UTP and CTP.
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Carbon backbone 9 CThis carbon count is shown where it is defined for the molecule.

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Used and produced inPyrimidine nucleotide synthesisHandled byOMP decarboxylaseHandled byCAD multifunctional enzyme
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UTP and CTP formation

Downstream phosphorylation and CTP synthetase convert UMP through UDP and UTP, then make CTP.

Pyrimidine nucleotide synthesis · irreversible