MOLECULE

Uridine

Uridine, also known as beta-uridine or Urd, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as pyrimidine nucleosides. Pyrimidine nucleosides are compounds comprising a pyrimidine base attached to a ribosyl or deoxyribosyl moiety. Uridine is an extremely weak basic (essentially neutral) compound (based on its pKa). Uridine exists in all living species, ranging from bacteria to humans. In humans, uridine is involved in the metabolic disorder called the g(m2)-gangliosidosis: variant b, tay-sachs disease pathway. Uridine, with regard to humans, has been found to be associated with several diseases such as uremia, irritable bowel syndrome, degenerative disc disease, and canavan disease; uridine has also been linked to the inborn metabolic disorder argininemia. A ribonucleoside composed of a molecule of uracil attached to a ribofuranose moiety via a beta-N(1)-glycosidic bond. Uridine is expected to be in Cannabis as all living plants are known to produce and metabolize it.