Deoxycytidine

Deoxycytidine is a nucleoside containing cytosine. Deoxycytidine differs from cytosine in containing a sugar (deoxyribose). Phosphorylation of deoxycytidine produces a nucleotide found in DNA.

Cytidine is a related nucleoside that contains ribose instead of deoxyribose as the sugar.

See also: Figure 4.3, RNA, De Novo Pyrimidine Nucleotide Metabolism, Nucleotide Salvage Synthesis, Pyrimidine Catabolism