Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
Uridine monophosphate also known as 5′-uridylic acid and abbreviated UMP is a nucleotide that is used as a monomer in RNA. It is an ester of phosphoric acid with the nucleoside uridine. UMP consists of the phosphate group the pentose sugar ribose and the nucleobase uracil; hence it is a ribonucleoside monophosphate.Another common shorthand for the molecule is uridylate – the deprotonated form of the molecule which is predominant in aqueous solution.
