Uridine
Use
White needle-like crystal or powder. Odorless, slightly sweet and slightly pungent in taste. mp165°C. Specific rotation +4° (20°C, C=2, in water). A kind of nucleoside. It is soluble in water, slightly soluble in dilute alcohol, and insoluble in absolute ethanol. Used in the manufacture of anti-tumor drugs such as fluorouracil deoxynucleoside and iodoside.