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Cytidine Diphosphate Choline MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Cytidine Diphosphate Choline
Tree Number(s)
D02.092.877.883.333.130
D02.675.276.232.130
D03.383.742.686.246.150.180
D13.695.740.246.150.180
D13.695.827.232.150.180
Unique ID
D003566
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003566
Scope Note
Donor of choline in biosynthesis of choline-containing phosphoglycerides.
Entry Term(s)
CDP Choline
Cidifos
Citicholine
Citicoline
Cyticholine
Cytidine 5'-Diphosphocholine
Pharm Action
Nootropic Agents
Registry Numbers
536BQ2JVC7
Related Numbers
987-78-0
CAS Type 1 Name
Cytidine 5'-(trihydrogen diphosphate), P'-(2-(trimethylammonio)ethyl) ester, inner salt
NLM Classification #
QU 87
Previous Indexing
Choline (1973-1974)
Cytosine Nucleotides (1969-1974)
Public MeSH Note
91; was see under CHOLINE 1975-90
History Note
91(75); was see under CHOLINE 1975-90
Date Established
1991/01/01
Date of Entry
1974/11/19
Revision Date
2016/05/28
Cytidine Diphosphate Choline Preferred
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