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Early work showed molnupiravir inserts itself into RNA in place of the nucleoside cytidine, prompting errors in the copying process and causing a lethal buildup of mutations in the virus.
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Robert F. Service,
Science | AAAS,
11 Mar. 2021
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Robert F. Service,
Science | AAAS,
11 Mar. 2021
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“Cytidine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cytidine. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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cytidine
noun
cy·ti·dine
ˈsit-ə-ˌdēn 
ˈsīt-
ˈsīt-
: a nucleoside containing cytosine
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