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Uridine(medicine)
uridine(dictionary)
Uridine diphosphate(medicine)
uridine 5'-diphosphate(medicine)
uridine kinase(medicine)
uridine monophosphate(medicine)
uridine nucleosidase(medicine)

uridine kinase (medicine) and pratfall (oh)


uridine kinase (medicine)


uridine kinase
<enzyme> An enzyme that catalyses the phosphorylation of uridine and cytidine to uridine 5'-phosphate and cytidine 5'-phosphate, respectively. ATP, dutp, dGTP, and datp are effective phosphate donors.

Chemical name: ATP:uridine 5'-phosphotransferase

Registry number: EC 2.7.1.48


pratfall (oh)



[Date: 1900-2000; Origin: prat 'buttocks' (16-20 centuries) + fall]
an embarrassing accident or mistake
::another one of the Vice-President's pratfalls
an act of falling down, especially when this is funny or embarrassing